CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
OUR BELIEFS
OUR BELIEFS
About Our Church:
We are a member church within The Christian Reformed Church (CRC). This is a denomination that has about 300,000 members in approximately 1,000 congregations across the United States and Canada.
Our mission as a congregation is to bring people to Jesus to RECEIVE them into his family, to RESTORE them to Christ-like maturity, that all may RETURN to demonstrate God’s love and renew others in the world, in order that we may REJOICE in the Lord always.
Our full statement of faith is called the Three Forms of Unity—a Christian set of documents that hasn’t changed in 500 years. The individual documents are called the Heidelberg Catechism, The Belgic Confession, and the Cannons of Dort. These documents describe in detail what all members of our individual church and denomination believe. The authors of these documents tried to summarize the key teachings of the Bible in a succinct way so that Christians could confess the faith together, in a way that everyone understands. The Bible is our only perfect guide and these documents try to summarize what we think about the Bible (for example, that the Bible is inspired by God and without error).
As a Church, we Believe:
The Bible to be the Word of God.
That God the Father created this world and that by his providence maintains it for his glory and our welfare. And that he is our Covenant God, faithful to his promises.
That Jesus Christ is God’s Only Son. He came to us because of God’s love for us. He was a human being just like us, so that he could represent us on the cross and he is God to conquer our penalty of death for sin. Salvation is found only through Jesus.
That the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. As God, he applies salvation to us and gives us the power to be like Jesus.
All our living is to be in thankfulness to God.
We look forward to the return of Jesus when we will experience the resurrection and eternal life in the new heavens and new earth.
About Our Church:
We are a member church within The Christian Reformed Church (CRC).
This is a denomination that has about 300,000 members in approximately 1,000 congregations across the United States and Canada.
Our mission as a congregation is to bring people to Jesus to RECEIVE them into his family, to RESTORE them to Christ-like maturity, that all may RETURN to demonstrate God’s love and renew others in the world, in order that we may REJOICE in the Lord always.
Our full statement of faith is called the Three Forms of Unity—a Christian set of documents that hasn’t changed in 500 years. The individual documents are called the Heidelberg Catechism, The Belgic Confession, and the Cannons of Dort. These documents describe in detail what all members of our individual church and denomination believe. The authors of these documents tried to summarize the key teachings of the Bible in a succinct way so that Christians could confess the faith together, in a way that everyone understands. The Bible is our only perfect guide and these documents try to summarize what we think about the Bible (for example, that the Bible is inspired by God and without error).
As a Church, we Believe:
The Bible to be the Word of God.
That God the Father created this world and that by his providence maintains it for his glory and our welfare. And that he is our Covenant God, faithful to his promises.
That Jesus Christ is God’s Only Son. He came to us because of God’s love for us. He was a human being just like us, so that he could represent us on the cross and he is God to conquer our penalty of death for sin. Salvation is found only through Jesus.
That the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. As God, he applies salvation to us and gives us the power to be like Jesus.
All our living is to be in thankfulness to God.
We look forward to the return of Jesus when we will experience the resurrection and eternal life in the new heavens and new earth.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe what the true Church has always believed— from Abraham to David to the Apostles. Our only perfect standard is Scripture. Everything and everyone else is fallible.
In order to ensure that all the Elders, Pastors, and Deacons in our denomination adhere to Scripture, we use three subordinate documents that summarize the Bible. These historic documents are used to unify us in one belief.
Hence, they are called the Three Forms of Unity— the Belgic Confession, The Heidelberg Catechism, and the Canons of Dort. We also use the universal ancient creeds— the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.
These documents contain everything we believe and if a minister strays from them, he will be corrected. If you only read one, we recommend that you read the Belgic Confession in order to get the full scope of our beliefs.
The simplest summary of our beliefs is:
We believe the Bible is the written Word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts (Ps. 19:7-11;
Isa. 40:8; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21). The Bible is the revelation of God's truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice (Isa. 40:8; Matt. 5:18; John 10:35; Acts 17:11).
We believe in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; John 1:1-3; 2 Cor. 13:14).
We believe that all are sinners and totally unable to save themselves from God's displeasure, except by His mercy (Ps. 51:5; Jer. 17:9;
Rom. 3:23; Eph. 2:1-3).
We believe that salvation is by God alone as He sovereignly chooses those He will save. We believe His choice is based on His grace, not on any human individual merit, or foreseen faith (John 6:37, 44;
Rom. 9:15-16; Eph. 1:4-5; 2 Tim. 1:9).
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God (Mic. 5:2;
John 1:1, 14; Col. 1:15-17; Heb. 1:1-3), who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him, alone, for salvation (Isa. 53:5-6; Mark 10:45; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 2:24).
We believe that God is gracious and faithful to believers and their children in successive generations according to His covenant promises (Gen. 17:7; Deut. 7:9; Acts 2:39; 1 Cor. 7:14).
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God's people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him (Ezek. 36:26-27; John 14:16-17; Rom. 8:9-11; Gal. 5:22-25).
We believe that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people to Himself (Dan. 7:13-14; Acts 1:11;
1 Thess. 4:16-17; Rev. 20:11-15).
We believe that all aspects of our lives are to be lived to the glory of God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ (Mic. 6:8; Rom. 12:1-2;
1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 3:17). For example, marriage is between one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6; Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:9; Eph. 5:31-32).
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE BELIEVE
Where can I learn more about the creeds and confessions of our congregation?
Learn more about the creeds and confessions on our "Denomination" page.
Who is the leadership of the congregation?
Our church is led by a council of Elders and Deacons. Learn more about our congregation’s leadership on the “Leadership” page
How do I become a member of your congregation?
Learn about membership in our congregation on our "Membership" page.
What is the history of your congregation?
Our congregation has a rich and faithful history. Learn more about our congregation’s history on our “History” page.
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18411 Alburtis Ave, Artesia, California, 90701
Email Us | Phone: 562-865-4947
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Copyright © First Artesia Christian Reformed Church
18411 Alburtis Ave, Artesia, California, 90701
Email Us | Phone: 562-865-4947
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