FAQ
Here are some FAQ questions that we hope will help you get to know us a little better.
What does it mean to be a Reformed Baptist church?
We teach the law/gospel distinction, doctrines of grace, baptist covenant theology, the ordinary means of grace, and what it means to be confessional.
What is the Law/Gospel distinction?
The law are the commands of God that are impossible for sinful mankind to keep.
The gospel is the person and work of Christ wherein he fulfilled the law and suffered for His people. The merit of Christ is credited to the believer’s account through faith alone, in Christ alone and by grace alone.
What are the doctrines of grace?
The doctrines of grace, which are sometimes referred to as the five points of Calvinism, are defined in the acronym TULIP:
Total depravity
Unconditional election
Limited atonement
Irrestistable grace
Perservance of the saints
What is Baptist covenant theology?
The scriptures teach three main covenants: the covenant of redemption, the covenant of works and the covenant of grace. Understanding these covenants helps us see the unity of scripture and the proclamation of Christ in all of scripture.
What do you mean by the ordinary means of grace?
The ordinary means of grace are the ordinary gifts God has given to His people for their edification. They are: the preaching of God’s word, prayer (both private and corporate), the reading of scripture, the two ordinances (baptism and communion), and the singing of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.
What does it mean to be a confessional church?
Confessions are historic statements of faith passed down to churches for clarity and guidance in the faith. Samuel Waldren states “a confession is a useful tool for discriminating truth from error and for presenting in a small compass the central doctrines of the Bible in their integrity and due proportions.”*
We hold to the London Baptist Confession of 1689 as our church’s statement of faith.
*”A Modern exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith”, page 17.