Our son is a member of a Christian Reformed church. I am confused regarding their doctrine and how it lines up with Scripture. Are any of you very familiar with this denomination??
The Christian Reformed churches
Discussion in 'Other Christian Denominations' started by andrea, Jan 22, 2006.
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Been with the for a dozen years. www.crc.org should work. They are the Dutch branch of the Reformation. Less legalistic than the OPC. Our documents are the Heidelberg Catchism, Belgic Confession and Canon of Dort.
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pinoybaptist Active MemberSite Supporter
billwald - the link takes you to the Computer Recycling Center....crc.or....
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How about trying http://www.crcna.org/pages/index.cfm
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Sorry about that!
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FriendofSpurgeon Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
There are some CRC churches in our area, and I understand them to be very solid churches. Of course, there are differences between Baptists and Reformed Christians. I've listed a few of these below. HOpe this helps.
Confessions
Baptist – may refer to the historic London Confession, but probably not
Reformed – holds to the Dutch Confessions and historic Christian creeds
Theology
Baptist – Normally Dispensational
Reformed – Covenant Theology
Salvation
Baptist – ranges from strongly Arminian to Calvinistic
Reformed - Calvinistic
Baptism
Baptist – Believers only by immersion only
Reformed – Believers and their children; normally by pouring or sprinkling
Eschatology
Baptist – usually dispensational premillennial
Reformed – probably amillennial
Church Government
Baptist – Congregational, autonomous, no formal link to other churches
Reformed – Representative, formal links to other churches within the denomination