Grace Reformed Church Harbour Ridge

Confessions

What We Believe

The confessions are the church's summary of what Scripture teaches. They were written over many centuries, often in times of conflict, to state the central truths of the faith clearly and with one voice. Reformed churches receive them as faithful expressions of biblical teaching — subordinate to Scripture, but authoritative as the confession of the congregation.

Ecumenical Creeds

The Three Ecumenical Creeds

Ancient statements of the central truths of the Christian faith.

The Apostles’ Creed

Twelve Articles

One of the oldest creeds of the Christian church, summarising the core truths of the apostolic teaching.

The Nicene Creed

Drawn up at the Council of Nicaea (AD 325) and expanded at Constantinople (AD 381) — confesses the full deity of Christ and the Holy Spirit.

The Athanasian Creed

The classic confession of the Trinity and the two natures of Christ, with a solemn warning about the necessity of the true faith.

Three Forms of Unity

The Three Forms of Unity

Together these three documents form the doctrinal foundation of the Reformed churches.

The Belgic Confession

37 Articles

Drawn up in 1561 by Guido de Brès during severe persecution of the Protestant churches in the Southern Netherlands. It confesses the Reformed faith comprehensively in 37 articles and is one of the Three Forms of Unity.

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The Heidelberg Catechism

52 Lord’s Days — 129 Questions and Answers

Compiled in Heidelberg in 1563. Its 129 questions and answers, divided over 52 Lord’s Days, combine doctrinal depth with a pastoral and personal tone about the believer’s comfort in life and in death.

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The Canons of Dort

5 Heads of Doctrine + Conclusion

Drawn up at the National Synod of Dordrecht (1618–1619) to defend the Reformed doctrine against the Remonstrants. The five heads of doctrine deal with the core teachings of grace.

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