First Reformed Church in Bulacan is a Psalm singing congregation committed to the historic Reformed faith and the faithful preaching of God’s Word. We hold the Holy Scriptures as the only infallible rule of faith and life, and we confess the doctrines of grace.

Our mission is to glorify God, proclaim the Gospel of Christ, build up believers in sound doctrine, and establish faithful Reformed churches for the glory of God.

EXCLUSIVE PSALMODY

The First Reformed Church Bulacan practices exclusive psalmody in worship, meaning that in our congregational singing we sing only the inspired Psalms found in the Holy Scriptures. We believe that God Himself has provided in the Book of Psalms the songs most fitting for His worship, and therefore we use them as the divinely inspired hymnbook of the church.

Our practice follows the Regulative Principle of Worship, which teaches that in the public worship of God we must offer only what He has commanded in His Word. Because the Psalms were given by the Holy Spirit for the praise of God’s people, we seek to sing them reverently and faithfully in our assemblies.

As the Scriptures say:

“Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.”
— Ephesians 5:19 (KJV)

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
— Colossians 3:16 (KJV)

Through the Psalms, the church expresses praise, thanksgiving, repentance, lament, and hope in the promises of God. In singing these inspired songs, we seek to glorify God using the very words that He Himself has given to His people.

The Book of Psalms is an inspired portion of Holy Scripture given by God for the instruction, preaching, and singing of His people. Unlike ordinary human compositions, the Psalms were written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and therefore carry divine authority. They were given to the church not only to be read and preached but also to be sung in the worship of God. Through the Psalms, the Lord teaches His people how to praise Him, confess their sins, express their sorrows, and rejoice in His saving grace.

For this reason, the Psalms may rightly be regarded as a divine composition for the worship of God. In them, God Himself has provided the very words that His people are to offer back to Him in praise. The Book of Psalms contains the full range of the believer’s experience—adoration, thanksgiving, repentance, lament, and hope in the promised Messiah. As the inspired songbook of Scripture, the Psalms direct the church to worship God according to His will and to proclaim His truth through sacred song.

At the First Reformed Church Bulacan (FRCB), we seek to preserve the historic Reformed tradition of worship by observing only those practices that are prescribed by God in His Word. For this reason, we do not observe religious holidays such as Christmas or other church festivals that are not commanded in Scripture. Following the Regulative Principle of Worship, we believe that the worship of God must be governed solely by His revealed will, and therefore we refrain from introducing practices or celebrations that do not have clear biblical warrant. Our desire is to worship God in simplicity, reverence, and faithfulness according to the pattern given in the Holy Scriptures.

The Christian Sabbath

The First Reformed Church Bulacan follows the historic teaching of the reformation regarding the Christian Sabbath. We believe that the Lord’s Day, the first day of the week, is the Christian Sabbath appointed by God for rest and worship. On this day, believers are called to cease from ordinary work and worldly recreations in order to devote the day to the public and private worship of God, hearing the preaching of His Word, prayer, and works of mercy. In keeping the Lord’s Day holy, we seek to honor God’s commandment and to delight in the day that commemorates the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

What We Believe

Below is a very brief summary of what we believe, expressing our adherence to all the fundamental doctrines of Reformed, Calvinistic Christianity. These doctrines are not only stated or implied in the verses referenced in parentheses, but also in extended passages of Scripture. To understand the God’s Word correctly, it should be studied as a whole, and verses should be compared with other verses.

Scripture. The Bible is the fully inspired, infallible and inerrant Word of God, and therefore the only supreme rule for faith and life (2 Tim. 3:16-17, Eph. 2:20).
God. There is one God, who decreed all things from eternity, created the entire universe in six days, and governs the whole creation continually (Deut. 6:4, Eph. 1:11, Gen. 1:1-31, Ps. 103:19, Matt. 10:29-30).
Trinity. This one God exists eternally in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19, 1 John 5:7).
Man. Man was originally created in the image of God, and his main duty in life is to know, love, glorify and enjoy God (Gen. 1:26-27, John 17:3, Matt. 22:37, 1 Cor. 10:31, Ps. 73:25).
Sin. All fell with Adam in his first transgression (Rom. 5:12,19 and 1 Cor. 15:21-22). Everyone is guilty of sin (which is disobeying God’s law), and deserves to be punished in hell for ever (Rom. 3:23, Rom. 6:23, Matt. 25:46).
Election. From all eternity God sovereignly elected some of fallen mankind to salvation and eternal life, and entered into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the estate of sin and misery (Eph. 1:4, 1 Thess. 1:4; 2 Thess. 2:13).
Jesus Christ. God in His mercy sent His only begotten Son to be the Saviour of sinners (John 3:16). By taking human nature into union with His divine Person, Jesus Christ is both God and man (Rom. 9:5). He was born of the virgin Mary, lived a perfectly sinless life, died on the cross, rose bodily from the dead, and ascended into heaven (Luke 1:35, Heb. 7:26, Phil. 2:8, 1 Cor. 15:4, Mark 16:19).
Atonement. When Jesus Christ died on the cross, He was punished in the place of His people for their sins, as the only way to satisfy divine justice (2 Cor. 5:21, Eph. 5:2).
Faith. Those who trust in Christ alone for the forgiveness of their sins, and repent, are accepted by God and will go to heaven (Acts 20:21). No one can be saved in any other way (John 14:6).
The Holy Spirit. Only the Holy Spirit can bring people to faith and repentance, which He does when He regenerates them into spiritual life (John 6:45, Tit. 3:5-6, Eph. 2:8).
The Second Coming. Jesus will return bodily at the Day of Judgment, when everyone who died will rise again (Acts 1:11; 17:31). Those who trusted Him for salvation will go to heaven with Him for ever, but the rest will be cast into hell to endure conscious torment for ever (Matt. 25:46).

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