Summary View
What We Believe
| ■ | We believe man's primary purpose is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. |
| ■ | We believe that God is sovereign and His providence rules over all. |
| ■ | We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who came to redeem His people from sin and death. |
| ■ | We believe that God has called us to Himself through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. |
Beliefs in Detail
The denomination of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) holds three documents as the doctrinal standards to which we adhere. These documents are: Westminster Confession of Faith, the Larger Catechism, and the Shorter Catechism. Naturally, we are fully convinced that these doctrinal standards are fully reflective of what the Bible teaches. In the end, the Bible itself is the only final and infallible standard of teaching that we follow.
What Does It Mean to be Reformed?
The word "reformed" is sometimes confusing to people who may not understand what we mean by the term. The reformed movement grew out of the period of history called the Reformation nearly 500 years ago in Europe. Basically this was when a group of "protestants" broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in an attempt to more closely align themselves with biblical truth.
There are a number of different ways to describe the reformed movement. We think that the summary below is one of the best and easiest to understand. Our links page has a lot more information about what reformed means as well.
The denomination of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) holds three documents as the doctrinal standards to which we adhere. These documents are: Westminster Confession of Faith, the Larger Catechism, and the Shorter Catechism. Naturally, we are fully convinced that these doctrinal standards are fully reflective of what the Bible teaches. In the end, the Bible itself is the only final and infallible standard of teaching that we follow.
What Does It Mean to be Reformed?
The word "reformed" is sometimes confusing to people who may not understand what we mean by the term. The reformed movement grew out of the period of history called the Reformation nearly 500 years ago in Europe. Basically this was when a group of "protestants" broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in an attempt to more closely align themselves with biblical truth.
There are a number of different ways to describe the reformed movement. We think that the summary below is one of the best and easiest to understand. Our links page has a lot more information about what reformed means as well.
| ■ | God is much more holy and awesome than we can imagine. |
| ■ | We are much more sinful and unholy than we can imagine. |
| ■ | Therefore, Jesus Christ did much more than we can imagine when he paid the price for our sins and completely restored our relationship to our God. |
