What We Believe
Our official doctrinal statement is the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms
The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms are a faithful exposition and systematization of the major doctrines found in Scripture. In an age of individualism and brief statements of belief, the rich tradition of corporate confessions of faith, such as found in the Westminster Confession, provide a vital link to the church of ages past and the saints of all ages. Confessing Christ involves confessing sound doctrine, therefore we are unashamed to state what we believe.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
"The following Statement affirms this inerrancy of Scripture afresh, making clear our understanding of it and warning against its denial. We are persuaded that to deny it is to set aside the witness of Jesus Christ and of the Holy Spirit and to refuse that submission to the claims of God's own Word which marks true Christian faith. We see it as our timely duty to make this affirmation in the face of current lapses from the truth of inerrancy among our fellow Christians and misunderstanding of this doctrine in the world at large."
We hold to the Five "Solas" of the Reformation:
Position statements of the ARP Church: 5. Slavery and Racism
The Directory of Public Worship (ARP)
We believe that "the acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be worshiped according to the imaginations and devices of men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visible representation, or any other way not prescribed in the Holy Scripture." (WCF XXI, I)
Pleasing God in Our Worship - Dr. Robert Godfrey
The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms are a faithful exposition and systematization of the major doctrines found in Scripture. In an age of individualism and brief statements of belief, the rich tradition of corporate confessions of faith, such as found in the Westminster Confession, provide a vital link to the church of ages past and the saints of all ages. Confessing Christ involves confessing sound doctrine, therefore we are unashamed to state what we believe.
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
"The following Statement affirms this inerrancy of Scripture afresh, making clear our understanding of it and warning against its denial. We are persuaded that to deny it is to set aside the witness of Jesus Christ and of the Holy Spirit and to refuse that submission to the claims of God's own Word which marks true Christian faith. We see it as our timely duty to make this affirmation in the face of current lapses from the truth of inerrancy among our fellow Christians and misunderstanding of this doctrine in the world at large."
We hold to the Five "Solas" of the Reformation:
- Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone is the Standard
- Solo Christo: Salvation by Christ’s Work Alone
- Sola Gratia: Salvation by Grace Alone
- Sola Fide: Justification by Faith Alone
- Soli Deo Gloria: All Things for the Glory of God Alone
Position statements of the ARP Church: 5. Slavery and Racism
The Directory of Public Worship (ARP)
We believe that "the acceptable way of worshiping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by his own revealed will, that he may not be worshiped according to the imaginations and devices of men, or the suggestions of Satan, under any visible representation, or any other way not prescribed in the Holy Scripture." (WCF XXI, I)
Pleasing God in Our Worship - Dr. Robert Godfrey
