Our Beliefs
The
animation to the left is at the heart of our beliefs. When God
first created people, there was a beautiful unity and harmony among
God,
his people, and the rest of creation. But then people chose to
sin (another word for self-centeredness). That sin separated us
from God, and there is no way that we can break through our
sin/self-centeredness to gain that original unity and harmony with God
on our own. God had to do something to unite us back to
himself. That's exactly what he did when Jesus Christ came into
the world, lived a sinless (selfless or self-sacrificing) life that we
could not live, died on the cross to receive the punishment for
peoples'
sin, then rose from the dead to bring the final defeat of death.
Anyone who believes in Jesus can be united to God in a beautiful unity
and harmony which is not possible any other way. If you would
like to talk with someone about how you can be united in perfect
harmony with the God who made you, please call 399-1684. Be sure to
check this link also
for signicant reasons to believe that the beliefs expressed by
Christians are true.
The Bible forms what we believe. We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and a faithful guide to understand the whys and hows of life. No other book or source can make that claim. We also are a confessional church. As part of the Christian Reformed Denomination we profess that six documents give the most correct and true interpretation of the Bible. Although these documents are not inspired by God, they are faithful interpretations of the true word of God. Three of them are ancient "creeds" which are professed by many churches throughout the world:
The other three "confessions" are professed by many Reformed and Presbyterian denominations throughout the world and originated in the crucible of the 16th century. The author of the Belgic Confession died for confessing his faith as expressed in that document. The three are These six summarize our understanding of the Bible's most important teaching. Besides these six, one other document declares our understanding of the Bible's message for today: For more information on our church's beliefs concerning these specific topics, please click these links:- Baptism for believers and their children
- The Lord's Supper
Our History
Our Denomination
Our name is Christian because we confess that we belong to
Jesus Christ and want to be His followers.
Our name is Reformed because we are part of that historic branch of the
Christian Church.
Our name is Church because God has called us to be a fellowship of his
people in the world.
- Home Page of the Christian Reformed Church's Official Web Site
- Who We Are: The Christian Reformed Church
- More information about the CRC and Christian Reformed Churches
