What We Believe

Christian

We are a community of people who believe in the historic Christian faith and the gospel of Jesus Christ that saves sinners by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8-9). The book of Romans clearly states “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (3:23), and we are powerless to save ourselves (5:6). For this reason, Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners by His life, death, and resurrection (1 Cor. 15:3-4), and we receive this gift of salvation by faith in Him (Rom. 3:24-26). Moreover, Jesus does not save sinners to live the Christian life alone; rather, He saves His Bride, the Church (Rev. 19:7). Therefore, Redeemer Community Church is a local community of redeemed people who exist to glorify Christ together, for He is our Redeemer. 

We affirm the historic creeds of the Christian faith as they summarize the essential teachings of Scripture:

Confessional

A confession church is one that adheres to formal statements of the historic Christian faith as a fuller expression of the core beliefs and doctrines we hold to. Confessions provide a framework for unity, teaching, and maintaining doctrinal integrity in our church and denomination. As a church body in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), Redeemer Community Church holds to the doctrinal beliefs as expressed in the Westminster Confession of Faith with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. While we subscribe to the Westminster Confession, we make it clear that it is not at the same level of authority as the inerrant, infallible, and inspired Word of God; rather, it is a faithful expression of what we believe the Scriptures teach. 

We also affirm the following Reformed Standards of Unity:

Reformed

We are connected to the teachings of the historic church and the biblical doctrines recovered by the Protestant Reformation. The mantra that sparked the Reformation was the Latin phrase ad fontes— “to the source.” The Reformers went back to the original Hebrew and Greek Scriptures to define all of Christian doctrine, faith, and practice. To be Reformed means God’s Word and Spirit shape one’s view of everything, including church polity, worship, the sacraments, and salvation. The Five Solas serve as pillars to the Reformed Faith: sola scriptura (Scripture alone), sola gratia (grace alone), sola fidei (faith alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), and soli Deo gloria (God’s glory alone). The Scriptures clearly teach that we are saved by God’s unmerited grace which is received by faith which is placed completely in Christ alone, and this is all done for God’s glory alone (2 Tim. 3:16-17; Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 3:24; Acts 4:12; Rom. 11:36).