What
Does the PCA Believe?
We believe the Bible is the written
word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the
original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God's truth and
is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.
We
believe in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally
in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We
believe that all are sinners and totally unable to save themselves
from God's displeasure, except by His mercy.
We believe that
salvation is by God alone, as He sovereignly chooses those He will
save. We believe His choice is based on His grace, not on any human
individual merit, or foreseen faith.
We believe that Jesus Christ
is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial
death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in Him, alone, for
salvation.
We believe that God is gracious and faithful to His
people not simply as individual but as families in successive generations
according to His Covenental promises.
We believe that the Holy
Spirit indwells God's people and gives them the strength and wisdom
to trust Christ and follow Him.
We believe that Jesus
will return, bodily, and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive
His people unto Himself.
We believe that all aspects of our lives
are to be lived to the glory of God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.