From the Pastor's Desk:

Grace to you, and Peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Worth Considering:

At this time of year many people consider the question "Who is Jesus Christ?" Many reply: "He is a good teacher, but I cannot accept his claim to be God, the Son of God or a Savior!" C. S. Lewis replies to that statement this way: "That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the things Jesus said would not be a good moral teacher. He would be a lunatic -- on the level of a man who says he is a poached egg -- or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to."   - -    Mere Christianity, p. 41

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In the Grip of Grace,

Pastor Tom Troxell

This page was updated 4/18/2011 Visit the Pastor's Blog at The Reformed Cactus.

Covenant Presbyterian Church is Reformed in doctrine, which means we hold to the faith of the Protestant Reformation which is outlined in these five "Sola" Statements:

Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone): We believe the Bible is the inerrant Word of God; the only standard of faith and practice. It alone shows us the way to be reconciled to God.

Solus Christus (Christ Alone): We believe our salvation is accomplished by the work of Jesus Christ alone. His sinless life and substitutionary death are the only means for our reconciliation with God.

Sola Gratia (Grace Alone): We believe God's grace alone provides salvation for mankind.

Sola Fide (Faith Alone): We believe the benefits of Jesus' work are appropriated only through faith.

Soli Deo Gloria (To God Alone the Glory): We believe God alone deserves the glory in our salvation and in our lives.

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