What We Believe
We are a church that is graciously reformed in its doctrine and presbyterian in its church government and understanding of the sacraments.
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KPC holds firmly to the biblical doctrines taught to us in scripture and summarized for us in historic creeds and confessions like the Westminster Confession of Faith. But we use the word "graciously" because we realize everyone has not come to the same conclusions and we want to loving and graciously help other people see the truth as it is taught to us in scripture.
What We Believe Affects
Who We Are and What We Do
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We believe that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice. Since the Bible is God’s truth, it is our ultimate authority in every area of life; and we seek to be subject to the Bible in all things.
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We believe that there is only one living and true God. We believe in the Trinity – that there are three Persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, but that these three are one God, the same in substance and equal in power and glory. We believe that God is sovereign – that He is “King of kings and Lord of lords” and controls all things.
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We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man and was born of a true virgin, lived a sinless life, died as a substitute for the sins of His people, rose again bodily from the grave after having been dead for three days, ascended into Heaven, and will return to judge the world on the last day.
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We believe that the only way of salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and that this comes about by God’s grace as He works in the hearts of His people. We, therefore, seek to promote the proclamation of the gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ locally and throughout the world.
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We believe that the Holy Spirit is given to us to provide the daily strength and wisdom we need to live according to God’s will and to grow in holiness.
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We believe that the Westminster Standards (including the Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms) are a clear and true, systematic expression of what the Bible teaches.
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We believe that the Presbyterian form of church government (leadership by a group of presbyters or elders) is the Biblical one. We also believe that every Christian is important and has gifts and abilities from God to be used as we seek to serve God and one another.
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Our ultimate goal is to glorify God by loving Him with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and by loving our neighbors as ourselves.