What It Means to Be Reformed (11): Reformed is being “Confessional”
Barry Gritters argues that confessionalism—the official embrace and teaching of written, public Reformed confessions—is an essential characteristic of a truly Reformed church. He addresses the common objection "no creed but Christ" by demonstrating that all churches hold creeds whether explicitly stated or implicitly practiced, and that Reformed churches distinguish themselves by their explicit commitment to Reformation-era confessions like the Three Forms of Unity.
Previous article in this series: November 15, 2015, p. 77. The church that is Reformed is also a confessional church. That is, the church officially embraces, genuinely believes, and actively teaches the Reformed confessions in her life. For the PRCA, these creeds are the Three Forms of Unity and the ancient ecumenical creeds in these confessions.1 We have shown so far that to be Reformed is to be Covenantal, to be Calvinistic, and to have a proper view of the Church. The fourth "C" I am...
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