Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Reformed" mean?
The Reformers were men in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries who wanted to recover biblical teaching and theology in the midst of Roman Catholicism. Their original hope was to reform Catholicism, but when they were excommunicated they became known as those who protested against the corrupted teachings of Catholicism, i.e. Protestants.
When we use the term "Reformed" we mean to say that the doctrine of CVP is closely aligned to the doctrine of these Reformers. The very things that they struggled to recover - the sovereignty of God, salvation by grace alone through faith alone, all for God's glory alone - are the same things we champion. It is important to note, however, that we prefer the term "biblical." Because we think that the theology of the Reformers is in many areas more biblical than the theology of the modern American church, we often use the term "Reformed" to distinguish ourselves from mainstream Dispensationalism. However, at the end of the day we don't want to be known as followers of Calvin or Luther or Knox, but followers of Christ.
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