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The
beliefs and doctrine of the Christ Covenant Church are based on
the Holy Bible, God's infallible written Word contained in the
66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that it was
uniquely, verbally and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit and that
it is the supreme and final authority in all matters on which
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We
acknowledge the ultimate authority of the Holy Scriptures in all
matters of the Christian faith. We have adopted the following
historic confessions as containing the system of doctrine taught
in the Holy Scriptures: |
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The Ecumenical Creeds |
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The Three Forms of Unity |
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These
confessions not only summarize the heart of the Christian faith,
but also summarize some of our distinctives as a particular body.
As such, our confessions do not necessarily define the boundaries
of our fellowship. Some Christians will certainly differ with
some of the statements in these confessions. Such Christians are
nevertheless welcome to worship the Lord together with us.
These confessions do represent the doctrinal understanding of
the eldership of Langley Reformed Evangelical Church, and it is
our intention that the teaching and preaching at Langley Reformed
Evangelical Church reflect his understanding also.
As a body of reformational evangelicals, we seek to display our
unity in truth with other faithful churches, not only in the present,
but also with the historic Christian church throughout the ages.
Although we have not officially adopted the following confessions,
we are in general agreement with the following historic confessions
of the Reformation: |
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- Westminster Confession of Faith (1647)
- American Westminster Confession of Faith (1788)
- The London Baptist Confession (1689)
- The Savoy Declaration (1658)
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And
as members of the Confederation of Reformed Evangelicals, we can
also express our agreement with the Confession of Reformed Evangelicals.
From time to time our church may adopt position papers on current
issues (e.g. abortion, homosexuality, Christian education, women
in the military, etc.). These papers do not carry the same weight
as our confessions. They have not stood the test of time nor the
scrutiny of the Church universal. However, they do represent the
thinking of the eldership on a particular issue. |
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