Frequently Asked Questions

What is Confessionally Reformed?

We are Confessionally Reformed. That is, we maintain a strict adherence to the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646/7). Such a Reformed Confession does not add to the Word of God, but it merely mirrors and systematizes what the Bible teaches concerning the Bible, God, man, Salvation, Christ, the Church, and other core beliefs.

See the Westminster Standards which we use.

What is the Regulative Principle of Worship?

Because we are confessional, we endeavour to worship the one true and living God strictly according to the Scriptures. For, it must be admitted, that only a holy God knows how a holy God must be worshipped. This is called: The Regulative Principle of Worship.
Therefore, we must have a Biblical warrant for every element of worship. Consequently, we read the Word (Acts 13:15), we preach the Word (2 Timothy 4:2), we pray in the Name of the Word (John 14:14), and we sing unaccompanied the Word of Christ (the Psalms) (Colossians 3:16), upon the only New Testament holy day, the Lord's Day (Acts 20:7).

How Can I be Saved?

"And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." (Acts 16:31)

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
(Romans 10:13; Acts 2:21; Joel 2:32)

"... except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
(Luke 13:3, 5)

Trust in the Word of God, both the threats of death for sin, but also His promises of eternal life to "whosoever". God is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19), therefore you can take Him at His Word and He freely invites "whosoever will, let him come..", "commandeth all men everywhere to repent" and to "look unto Me all ye ends of the earth and be ye saved".  If you are yet without Christ, here is your warrant, here is your right. Give up pride and self-righteousness and go to Christ for  "..there is none other name under heaven given unto men, whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12)

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John14:6)

 

Westminster Shorter Catechism

Q. 86 What is faith in Jesus Christ?
A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon Him alone for salvation, as He is offered to us in the gospel.
Q. 87. What is repentance unto life?
A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavour after, new obedience.
 

Westminster Larger Catechism

Q. 72. What is justifying faith?
A. Justifying faith is a saving grace, wrought in the heart of a sinner by the Spirit and Word of God, whereby he, being convinced of his sin and misery, and of the disability in himself and all other creatures to recover him out of his lost condition, not only assenteth to the truth of the promise of the gospel, but receiveth and resteth upon Christ and his righteousness, therein held forth, for pardon of sin, and for the accepting and accounting of his person righteous in the sight of God for salvation.

Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 11

See our Various Short Documents for some other resources on this most important question