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As a member of the Presbyterian Church (USA), 

we articulate our shared faith through the Reformed tradition.​

 

Central to our tradition is the affirmation of the majesty, holiness, and providence of God who, in Jesus Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit, creates, sustains, rules, and redeems the world in the freedom of sovereign righteousness and love.​

 

Other themes of the Reformed tradition include, (1) the election of God’s people for service as well as salvation, (2) covenant life marked by a concern for ordering the Church according to God’s Word, (3) a faithful stewardship that shuns ostentation and seeks proper use of God’s creation, and (4) the recognition of the human tendency to idolatry and tyranny.​

 

A summary of our theological tradition can be found in A Brief Statement of Faith. A fuller recounting of the Reformed Tradition is found in our Book of Confessions.

 

The Foundations of the Presbyterian Church are:

 

1. God's Mission

The good news of the Gospel is that the Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit creates, redeems, sustains, rules, and transforms all things and all people.  By the power of the Spirit, this one living God is incarnate in Jesus Christ, who came to live in the world, die for the world, and be raised again to new life. The Gospel of  Jesus Christ announces the nearness of God’s kingdom, bringing good news to all.  The Church participates in God's Mission by making disciples of all nations.  We respect and love all people and desire that all people come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through His death and resurrection.

2. Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church

Jesus Christ is the sole foundation, authority, and hope of the church.   In Christ all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Christ God reconciles all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of the cross (Col. 1:19–20). Without faith in Jesus Christ, there is no salvation. In Christ’s name, therefore, the Church is sent out to bear witness to the good news of reconciliation with God, with others, and with all creation. In Christ the Church receives its truth and appeal, its holiness¸ and its unity.  Without faith in Jesus Christ, there is no salvation.

3. The Calling of the Church

The Church is the body of Christ. Christ gives to the Church all the gifts necessary to be his body. The Church strives to demonstrate these gifts in its life as a community in the world (1 Cor. 12:27–28):

  • The Church is to be a community of faith, entrusting itself to God alone, even at the risk of losing its life.
     
  • The Church is to be a community of hope, rejoicing in the sure and certain knowledge that, in Christ, God is making a new creation. This new creation is a new beginning for human life and for all things. The Church lives in the present on the strength of that promised new creation.
     
  • The Church is to be a community of love, where sin is forgiven, reconciliation is accomplished, and the dividing walls of hostility are torn down.
     
  • The Church is to be a community of witness, pointing beyond itself through word and work to the good news of God’s transforming grace in Christ Jesus its Lord.

4. The Guidance of the Holy Spirit

In the power of the Spirit, Jesus Christ draws the Church and individual believers into the sovereign activity of the Triune God at all times and places.  With changing times and technological innovations we are all called to evaluate our beliefs according to the Word of God, led by the Holy Spirit. God is unchanging, His Word in Christ is sufficient and authoritative, and His Truth is true for all people, at all times, and in all places. As the Church seeks reform and fresh direction, it looks to Jesus Christ who goes ahead of us and calls us to follow him. The Church is reformed and always reforming according to the Word of God.   United with Christ in the power of the Spirit, the Church seeks to “not be conformed to this world, but [to] be transformed by the renewing of [our] minds, so that [we] may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Rom. 12:2).

We affirm that “God alone is Lord of the conscience, and hath left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are in anything contrary to his Word, or beside it, in matters of faith or worship.” -The Westminster Confession of Faith (The PC(USA) Book of Confessions, 6.109).