They also safeguard the truth of the Bible against false teachings. For these reasons many churches adopt creeds to show clearly where they stand. The CRC has done that as well. It does not adopt creeds to add teachings that are not in the Bible, but rather to give a clear summary of what God's Word teaches. While the CRC expects its members and leaders to affirm the teachings of these creeds, it does not ask for rigid agreement with how they formulate them.
Confessions are human works, always open to improvement.
The CRC commits itself to revise the creeds if there is anything in them that goes beyond Scripture. The CRC has done that as well. It does not adopt creeds to add teachings that are not in the Bible, but rather to give a clear summary of what God's Word teaches. While the CRC expects its members and leaders to affirm the teachings of these creeds, it does not ask for rigid agreement with how they formulate them. Confessions are human works, always open to improvement.