Interacting with Widely Distributed Churches
The Covenant Presbyterian Church meets at least twice each year. When Elders meet we hear news and reports about our sixteen churches. We also ...
Standards
Every church and every denomination has a statement of belief or statement of faith. The basis for such statements for Christian churches is the Holy Scriptures consisting of the Old and New Testaments, which are the inerrant and infallible Word of God and the only rule for faith and life. Such statements act as summaries of what a church believes the Bible teaches. The Covenant Presbyterian Church is not different. We hold that the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Westminster Shorter and Larger Catechisms are accurate summaries of Christian teaching.
In the midst of political and social turmoil, 121 theologians and pastors, as well as 30 members of the English Parliament, assembled together at Westminster Abbey to develop a unified statement on the Christian faith. Four years later, the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Shorter and Larger Catechisms were released. These works were the last, and the most thorough, of the great confessions of the Reformation era. Today, they stand unparalleled in their significance and in their depth.
B.B. Warfield, the great Princeton theologian, said that the Westminster Standards are “the most thoroughly thought-out statement ever penned of the elements of evangelical religion” and breathes “the finest fragrance of spiritual religion.”
The Covenant Presbyterian Church believes these Standards are the most complete, concise and reliable statement of the Christian faith ever produced. As such, there is no need for us to pen another version.
The Westminster Standards
The Westminster Confession of Faith
