A Reformed church is a church that is established on the principles of the Reformation: That is,
1. Scripture alone: The Bible alone is our ultimate authority: not the pope, not the church, not the traditions of the church or church councils, not personal intimations or subjective feelings, but Scripture alone.
2. Christ alone: That is, salvation has been accomplished once for all by the mediatorial work of the historical Jesus Christ alone. His sinless life and substitutionary atonement alone are sufficient for our justification, and any gospel that fails to acknowledge that or denies it is a false gospel that will save no one.
3. Grace Alone: means human beings have no claim upon God. God owes us nothing except punishment for our many and wilful sins. Therefore if God does save sinners, which he does in the case of some but not all, it is only because it pleases him to do it. Since our lost condition, human beings are not capable of winning, seeking out, or even cooperating with God’s grace. No human methods, techniques or strategies in themselves can bring anyone to faith in Christ. It is grace alone expressed through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit that brings us to Christ, releasing us from our bondage to sin and raising us from death to spiritual life.
4. Faith alone or Justification by faith alone: Justification is a declaration of God based on the work of Christ. It flows from God’s grace and it comes to the individual not by anything he or she might do but by faith alone. In short Justification is an act of God by which he declares sinners to be righteous because of Christ alone, by grace alone, through faith alone.
5. Glory of God alone: since all things are from God and to God we say to God alone be the glory.
Why do we sing hymns and not choruses?
In our children’s ministry we sing a few carefully selected and biblically sound choruses. At our worship services we sing only traditional hymns which may include choruses. We much prefer those biblically sound, deep and carefully written traditional hymns which have survived the test of time and still speak to so many hearts today. We find that most of the choruses sang today are very shallow and theologically unsound. There is not anything in them to grip the heart of the believer. It is heartbreaking to see how choruses are rapidly replacing traditional hymns! This is a sad departure from traditional Christianity and this might be one of the factors which have contributed to this consumer oriented worship services that is so prevalent today.
Why do we not have bands and other instruments in our worship?
It is amazing what the question is today! Not why do we have bands? But why don’t we have a band?
We view bands in the church as an imitation of the methods of a godless world. As we see in 1 Corinthians 10:6 the children of Israel while they were not guilty of sensual sins lusted after the fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. Although these were wholesome foods and not sin in itself, the sinful element was in desiring these foods, the people wanted the life style of Egypt. They complained that the Manna of God was not enough for them and that they needed these foods to make the Manna bearable.
In a similar way when Christians are no longer satisfied with the wonderful freedom of spiritual worship and the immeasurable riches of God’s Word, they dishonor the One they claim to serve. When they add “musical garlic, melons, and cucumbers” to God’s provision—seeking to enhance worship with the entertainments of this world—they commit a great sin, and they grieve God. This is precisely what the band is doing.
Why do we spend the whole day (Sunday) at church?
Spending the entire Lord’s Day at church is not an absolute necessity. Members who are not involved in the Sunday School and Evangelistic Ministries go home after the afternoon service.
Our church believes in the working church concept and therefore most of our members are involved in one ministry or another.
It is more beneficial for us as a church to spend the entire Lord’s Day together. We as a church believe in the Lord’s Day and not the Lord’s hour.