What Is 'Reformed Baptist'? The term “Reformed Baptist” simply
defines what we believe and how we ‘do’ church. - The term
“Reformed” connects us to the Protestant Reformation of the
sixteenth century, which brought renewed emphasis to biblical
truths such as the sovereignty of God in salvation (that people
become right with God, not by anything that we do, but by the
work of the Holy Spirit producing faith in the hearts of
sinners), and the priesthood of all believers (the belief that,
because of the death of Christ on the cross, Christians need no
human mediators to enter the presence of God). - The term
“Baptist” identifies us with those who believe that baptism is
an act of obedience to Christ, symbolizing identification with
His death, burial and resurrection, and is to be carried out by
those who have turned to Him by faith. Furthermore, Baptists
believe that the local church is the fundamental institution
through which God intends to accomplish His purposes and that no
higher institution has authority o