- We believe Scripture itself, being God's own living Word, is above all creeds and formulations of men. Nevertheless, creeds are helpful to clarify right teaching and create cooperation among Christians.
- In Scripture itself, we find the GOSPEL:
- Along with all Christians, we believe in the historic Christian creeds:
- The Apostles' Creed
- The Nicene Creed (AD 325)
- Chalcedon (AD 451)
- Along with all Protestants, we believe:
- Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura:
(By Faith alone, By Grace alone, Based on Scripture alone)
- Along with other Reformed churches, we believe in the Reformed formulations:
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- SCRIPTURE ALONE, being God's own living Word, is the arbiter of all debates, being valued far above all modern or ancient writers:
"The Supreme Judge, by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture." (WCF I.10)
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