Five Words
At CPC, we find our place in time and history using five words:
Historic: Apostolic faith. We know that we're part of a body of believers that is older than our own journey of faith. We value and rely on the faithfulness of men and women of generations past who sought to love and follow God in societies and eras very different from our own. We aim to do nothing more than believe the same God, preach the same Bible, and love our neighbors in the same way that Christians have done since the days of the apostles. We're not reinventing the wheel here. We're just trying to be faithful.
Protestant: Reformation heritage. The story of Christianity is, unfortunately, a story of strife and division. We are all sinful and even though we strive to worship the same God and believe the same Bible, error can sometimes sneak into the church as we value traditions over Scripture or accommodation over faithfulness. We believe that by the mid-sixteenth century, the church was being corrupted by false teachings and power plays. In the midst of this strife, several reform movements were started to try and purify the church from the inside out. The most significant of these reform movements centered on the teachings of men like Martin Luther and John Calvin. With them the Protestant Reformation began and we follow their emphasis on the sufficiency of Scripture, the centrality of Christ, the freedom of grace, the foundation of faith, and the focus on God's glory.
Evangelical: Christ-centered. With other evangelicals in other denominations, we affirm the importance of sharing the good news of Christ's life, death and resurrection with Christians and non-Christians alike. We all need Jesus to live for us, give us his righteousness, and die in our place for the sins we committed. Our preaching, therefore, concentrates on the story of Christ as it is found in every verse from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21.
Presbyterian: Connected. We can't do it on our own, nor should we trust ourselves to be our own ultimate authority. We are in fellowship with other churches in southern California who hold us accountable and encourage us in our ministry. We join with them in confessing a common faith summarized in our creeds, confession, and catechisms.
Church: Unique purpose. Only the church has the message of salvation. You can find helpful hints and tips for living in many different places, but here you'll receive the words of life, converse with God, and be fed for your spiritual pilgrimage. The church is God's outpost, announcing the coming of the king and equipping his subjects to worship, love and serve him in their daily lives.
Historic: Apostolic faith. We know that we're part of a body of believers that is older than our own journey of faith. We value and rely on the faithfulness of men and women of generations past who sought to love and follow God in societies and eras very different from our own. We aim to do nothing more than believe the same God, preach the same Bible, and love our neighbors in the same way that Christians have done since the days of the apostles. We're not reinventing the wheel here. We're just trying to be faithful.
Protestant: Reformation heritage. The story of Christianity is, unfortunately, a story of strife and division. We are all sinful and even though we strive to worship the same God and believe the same Bible, error can sometimes sneak into the church as we value traditions over Scripture or accommodation over faithfulness. We believe that by the mid-sixteenth century, the church was being corrupted by false teachings and power plays. In the midst of this strife, several reform movements were started to try and purify the church from the inside out. The most significant of these reform movements centered on the teachings of men like Martin Luther and John Calvin. With them the Protestant Reformation began and we follow their emphasis on the sufficiency of Scripture, the centrality of Christ, the freedom of grace, the foundation of faith, and the focus on God's glory.
Evangelical: Christ-centered. With other evangelicals in other denominations, we affirm the importance of sharing the good news of Christ's life, death and resurrection with Christians and non-Christians alike. We all need Jesus to live for us, give us his righteousness, and die in our place for the sins we committed. Our preaching, therefore, concentrates on the story of Christ as it is found in every verse from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21.
Presbyterian: Connected. We can't do it on our own, nor should we trust ourselves to be our own ultimate authority. We are in fellowship with other churches in southern California who hold us accountable and encourage us in our ministry. We join with them in confessing a common faith summarized in our creeds, confession, and catechisms.
Church: Unique purpose. Only the church has the message of salvation. You can find helpful hints and tips for living in many different places, but here you'll receive the words of life, converse with God, and be fed for your spiritual pilgrimage. The church is God's outpost, announcing the coming of the king and equipping his subjects to worship, love and serve him in their daily lives.
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