Providence Reformed Baptist Church acknowledges the supreme authority of Holy Scripture. In all matters of faith,
that is in the things we believe, and of practice, that is the things which we do, our sole authority is the Word of God.
If something, whether of faith or practice, is contrary to the Bible then no matter who pleads for it, no matter what
clever arguments are produced in favor of it, we cannot endorse it.
We are not to be governed by tradition, not by the opinion of men, not by sentiment, nor by pragmatism, but by the Word of God
alone. We believe in the authority of Scripture, and we desire in our church life to be patterned after and conformed to
the Word of God. We should always be seeking for God to deepen our understanding of His Word, and we should always be ready
to reform any of our practices if it becomes apparent that we are out of line with the Scriptures. The attitude which
says, "It doesn't matter what the Bible says, this is the way we have always done it," is to us frightening, indeed
sinful. It must be "to the law and to the testimony" or "what say the Scriptures?"
