What We Believe

Here at Rock, we treasure the Word of God as more valuable than riches. When God speaks, we want to listen. So when the Apostle Paul reminds us that “all Scripture is God-breathed…” (II Timothy 3:16), we take him seriously. The Bible is our highest rule and authority for what we believe and how we live. From “In the beginning” to the last “amen” of Revelation, we want to make our lives conform to God’s Word since it points us to His Son, Jesus.

Unfortunately, many people twist the words of the Bible until they mean almost nothing. As historic, worldwide Presbyterians, we want to “contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Therefore, we join with Christians – throughout history and the world – in explaining our faith through the following creeds, confessions, and catechisms. These man made documents are not Scripture nor on par with God’s Word, but rather are secondary documents that help to explain what we mean when we say we believe in the Bible as our only rule of faith and life. These documents created by Christ’s Church help to explain the most basic and important doctrines taught in God’s Holy Word, and we eagerly and thankfully teach them as well.