{"id":2,"date":"2016-05-26T03:41:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T03:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccc-pca.org\/pub\/blog\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-03-28T13:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:15:44","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccc-pca.org\/pub\/blog\/sample-page\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do We Believe?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We are a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcanet.org\/\">Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)<\/a> and adhere to the beliefs taught in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcanet.org\/general\/cof_preface.htm\">Westminster Confession of Faith<\/a> and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. We are governed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcaac.org\/bco.htm\">PCA Book of Church Order<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>We believe&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>&#8230;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&#8217;s truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;that all are sinners and totally unable to save themselves from God&#8217;s displeasure, except by His mercy. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;that salvation is by God alone, as He sovereignly chooses those He will save.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;His choice is based on His grace, not on any human individual merit, or foreseen faith.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;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.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;that God is gracious and faithful to His people not simply as individuals but as families in successive generations according to His Covenant promises.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;that the Holy Spirit indwells God&#8217;s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow him.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people unto Himself.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8230;that all aspects of our lives are to be lived to the glory of God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.<\/span><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and adhere to the beliefs taught in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. We are governed by the PCA Book of Church Order. We believe&#8230; &#8230;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&#8217;s truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice. &#8230;in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. &#8230;that all are sinners and totally unable to save themselves from God&#8217;s displeasure, except by His mercy. &#8230;that salvation is by God alone, as He sovereignly chooses those He will save. &#8230;His choice is based on His grace, not on any human individual merit, or foreseen faith. &#8230;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. &#8230;that God is gracious and faithful to His people not simply as individuals but as families in successive generations according to His Covenant promises. &#8230;that the Holy Spirit indwells God&#8217;s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow him. &#8230;that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to receive His people unto Himself. &#8230;that all aspects of our 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