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Doctrinal Distinctives

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FREE: We have been freed from conditional theology and legalism.

COVENANT: We emphasize God’s eternal election and covenant as the fundamental and controlling theme of all Scripture.

REFORMED: We are committed to the Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism and the Canons of Dort as our confessions.

The Free Covenant Reformed Church was born in 2025 as the fruit of two major doctrinal controversies:

The first occurred in the Protestant Reformed Churches (PRC) that asserted the Federal Vision doctrine that man’s obedience was part of the way in which we experience covenant communion with God. By adopting this heresy, the PRC compromised the doctrine of justification by faith alone. It displaced the perfect work of Christ for us, in us, and through us. When we testified against this error we were forced out of the PRC.

Those who separated formed the Reformed Protestant Churches (RPC) in 2021. Sadly, these churches quickly turned aside into teachings of rank legalism by demanding physical separation and shunning of all other Christians who were not RP. This spawned a litany of legalistic rules and cruel discipline that bound the consciences of believers and scattered the sheep.

But our covenant Christ who gathers, defends and preserves his church called us out of the RPC in January 2025 and the Free Covenant Reformed Church was established. The Free Covenant Reformed Church affirms that God's covenant with his people is entirely unconditional and unilateral from beginning to end. It is an entirely gracious covenant both in its maintenance and in its experience of fellowship with God. It is not dependent on man’s obedience but on God alone through Christ alone by faith alone.

Through this difficult way, God has shown us hard things (Ps. 60:3). He humbled us because we boasted in our own selves, and our own faithfulness. We were sometimes foolish, deceived, hateful and hating one another (Tit. 3:3). But God being kind and merciful, granted us repentance from our errors and provided us a place of refuge and safety from the storm where our Reformed heritage is taught and God's people walk in the fruits of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23).

Three Forms of Unity

The confessions or three forms of unity are essential doctrines to the Reformed faith. Free Covenant Reformed Church stands on these confessions as the doctrinal foundation of our beliefs.

Heidelberg Catechism

The Heidelberg Catechism is a Protestant confessional document written in 1563 in Heidelberg, Germany. It was designed to teach Reformed Christian doctrine in a clear, comforting, and personal way, especially to young people. Structured as 129 questions and answers, it is divided into three parts: human misery, deliverance through Christ, and gratitude. Emphasizing faith, grace, and assurance, it is widely used in Reformed churches around the world. Its tone is pastoral rather than polemical, aiming to nurture heartfelt trust in God.

Belgic Confession

The Belgic Confession is a Reformed statement of faith written in 1561 by Guido de Brès to explain and defend the beliefs of persecuted Protestants in the Low Countries. It affirms key doctrines of the Christian faith—such as the Trinity, Scripture's authority, salvation by grace through faith, and the true Church—while distinguishing Reformed beliefs from Roman Catholicism.

Canons of Dordt

The Canons of Dordt are a Reformed doctrinal statement written in 1618–1619 by the Synod of Dort in response to the rise of Arminianism. They affirm five key points of Reformed theology—often summarized as TULIP: Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the saints. The Canons reject the Arminian view of free will and conditional salvation, emphasizing God's sovereign grace in salvation.