The merger of 1934 signaled the victory of these liberal tendencies as ruling the church and thus compromised loyalty to the Bible as God's infallible and inerrant Word. The RCUS is not the only Reformed or Biblical church, nor are Reformed believers the only Christians. Nevertheless, we are convinced that the teaching summarized in the Reformed creeds is the most faithful expression of Biblical teaching known to man. The Word of God calls upon believers to confess their faith. To assure a purity of confession, the church has written various creeds over the years.
Creeds are universal as summaries of the truth of the gospel.
The problem is that they are not willing to publish this list since it might change. Nevertheless, as Christians we must agree that, if our creedal summary is in error, we will change it. Historic confessions have generally used the Apostles' Creed, the Ten Commandments and the Lord's Prayer to structure their more specific doctrinal statements. These expository creeds serve as the skin and bones for the church as an organization on earth. Such fraternal relations should not be confused with the modern tendency of church unionism.