"Reformed" in our name refers to the Protestant Reformation of 16th and 17th century Europe. Martin Luther, John Calvin and John Knox were Reformers whose names you may recognize. The fundamental conviction of the Reformation was that the Bible is the word of God and therefore the only standard for faith and life. All merely human words, however useful, are subordinate to this supreme word. We speak of our Confession of Faith and our Testimony as "subordinate standards".
Therefore, Christians enjoy liberty of conscience from the commandments and doctrines of men except to the extent that these conform to the Scriptures. One consequence of this conviction during the Reformation was the earnest study of the Bible in the original languages, Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Greek, for the purpose of right understanding for faithfulness. This careful study of the Bible in the original languages in preparation for teaching and preaching is a mark of Reformed ministry today.
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