What We Believe |
Covenant of Grace Presbyterian Church (CGPC) is a confessional congregation that believes the Holy Scripture teaches the system of doctrine formulated in the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF). CGPC adheres to this biblical theology that may be defined as catholic, evangelical and reformed. The WCF is "catholic" in that it reaffirms the doctrines of historic orthodoxy as defined by the Apostles Creed and the great ecumenical councils of the first millennium of Christian history such as the Councils of Nicea, Chalcedon, Constantinople, and others. These catholic doctrines affirm such foundational truths as the Trinity, the deity of Christ, the atonement of Christ, and other doctrines essential to historic biblical Christianity. The WCF is "evangelical" in that it affirms with historic Protestantism such vital doctrines as Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, Solus Christus, Soli Deo Gloria. Sola Scriptura speaks of the inspired, infallible and inerrant, Word of God, as the sole written revelation and only rule of faith and practice for the Church. The other solas are together the basis of the Christian's salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to God alone the glory! The WCF is "reformed" in that it affirms the distinctive doctrines of the magisterial Reformers such as Luther, Calvin and Knox which includes the "doctrines of grace" whereby the sovereign God of grace saves His people by the sovereign grace of God. If you have any questions about our beliefs, please contact us here. |