For I do not seek to understand so that I may believe, but I believe so that I may understand

I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;
He descended into hell;
on the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.

Amen.

God has called us to continually renew our minds according to His Word (Rom. 12:2). Because of this, we reject the authority and doctrinal machinations of the Pope and find the Scriptures to be sufficient to inform us of the will of God. On the other hand, we reject the individualism of the "easy-believism" movement, and call for fellowship in the local church under the preaching of the Word of God and the right administration of His sacraments. We believe that the Reformed faith taught in the Scriptures can be summed up in the following doctrines:

1. Sola Scriptura— The 66 inspired, inerrant, and infallible books of the Bible are the sole and final authority in determining doctrines and practices of the Church.
2. Sola Gratia— It is only by the grace of God that we are saved. Through the love of the Father, the application of the Spirit, and the work of Christ do we ever truly receive and live in this grace. The Christian is completely depraved, unconditionally elected, definitively atoned for, irresistibly called, and perseveres to the end by the all encompassing grace of God.
3. Sola Fide— We believe that it is only through faith that we may receive grace. We deny that the Word or sacraments save merely by the work worked, but that they truly save when a Christian wholeheartedly embraces the promises of God for himself. As it was counted to Abraham as righteousness, so to it is with us.
4. Solus Christus— It is only through Christ we are saved. Not our works, our tithes, our prayers, or even our love. No, we are saved purely by the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
5. Soli Deo Gloria— All we believe and do is meant to fulfill our chief end. This chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever (WSC Q1.). We do not do what we do to praise ourselves, the saints, or any other idol. Glory is meant for God alone.