Creeds & Confessions

Being an historic evangelical church, Grace Covenant Church adheres to the reformation tenant of Sola Scriptura.  It is the Holy Scriptures alone that are the final authority and the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience.  Creeds, confessions, and catechisms are not scripture. That being said, they prove to be a powerful tool for spiritual guidance and growth.

Creeds, confessions, and catechisms are merely summarizations of those beliefs which are central to the Christian faith.  And in a sense, a summarization of that pure “Spiritual Milk” from which you grow in your salvation (1 Peter 2:1-3).  

The historic creeds were written at various times, in response to rising heretical beliefs, in an attempt to provide to the church safeguards to prevent straying from the sound and historical apostolic teachings found in the Holy Scriptures.  The catechisms were written as an aid in teaching sound doctrinal truths that can be committed deep in our hearts.

Some of the creeds and confessions we look to are the Apostle’s Creed, the Nicene Creed, the Chalcedon Definition, and London Baptist Confession of Faith 1689.  A modern catechism that has proven useful is the New City Catechism.