To answer the question succinctly, the Reformed Faith is synonymous with the Biblical doctrines and worship recovered during the period of the Reformation. Simply put, the Reformed Faith is Biblical Christianity....the Reformed Faith is the Gospel! Please allow us to explain further.
Today’s Christians are increasingly dissatisfied with their church “experience” and with the relevance of the church in the world. Many see the Bible as an ancient book, written by men, and with little application to today’s culture. We see the alarming statistics of our young people walking away from the faith when they leave for college. For those who do continue, countless young people are in search of something spiritually and experientially “real.” Sadly, many are flocking to cults, to churches built on experience, or to a new kind of Christianity diluted of the heart of the gospel.
It is our fear that Christianity is becoming increasingly “cultural,” increasingly shallow, and all about the experience rather than true worship and obedience to the Word of God. The scriptures warn us of this in 2 Timothy 4:3. It is our belief that today’s contemporary church is in need of a modern reformation.
Evangelical Christianity is squarely rooted in the soil of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. Just as the Reformers protested the corrupt teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, so today our contemporary evangelicalism is in need of a modern reformation to bring it back to its rich, scriptural and faithful history.
“Calvinism is the gospel, and nothing else.” — C. H. Spurgeon
The theology of the Reformers has often been called “Calvinism,” named after the reformer John Calvin who led in the recovery of Biblical doctrines. While these Doctrines of Grace are at the center of what the Reformers such as Calvin, Knox, and Luther recovered, the Reformed understanding of scripture goes well beyond them. The Reformers had an exceedingly high view of God’s Word, His worship, His sovereignty, His majesty, His holiness, His amazing grace, His mercy, and His faithful covenantal love.
It is our desire and prayer that our humble congregation can continue the reformation from our culture’s modern man-centered worship and spirituality to a God-centered conformity to the Word of God. Our desire is not to exalt man but to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
Soli Deo Gloria.