What Is the PCA?

A Synopsis of Beliefs of the Presbyterian Church in America

1. The Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
2. There is one God, eternal and self-existing in three persons (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) who are to be equally loved, honored, and adored.
3. All mankind participated in Adam's fall from his original sinless state and is thus lost in sin and totally unable to save ourselves.
4. The sovereign and gracious God, for no other reason than His own unfathomable love and mercy, has chosen lost sinners from every nation to be redeemed by the atoning death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ, and by the new life-giving power of the Holy Spirit creating repentance and faith in the lives of His people.
5. Those sinners whom the Spirit quickens, come to believe in Christ as Savior by the Word of God, are born again, become children of God, and will persevere to the end.
6. Justification is by faith and through it the undeserving sinner is clothed with the righteousness of Christ.
7. God's purpose in salvation is that the Christian be conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ which includes holiness, good works, and service for the glory of God.
8. At death the Christian's soul passes immediately into the presence of God and the unbeliever's soul is eternally separated from God unto condemnation.
9. Baptism is a sign of God's covenant and is properly administered to children of believers in their infancy as well as to those who come as adults to trust in Christ.
10. Jesus Christ will return to earth, visibly and bodily, at a time when He is not expected, to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
11. The Gospel of God's salvation in Jesus Christ must be published to all the world as a witness before Jesus Christ returns.

PCA Web Site

For more information, please visit the PCA web site at pcanet.org.