PCTT Doctrine

We believe in the one only living and true God, a Spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable, in his being and perfections; the Lord Almighty who is love, most just in all his ways, most glorious in holiness, unsearchable in wisdom, plenteous in mercy, full of compassion, and abundant in goodness and truth. We worship him in the unity of the Godhead and mystery of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - three persons of the same substance, equal in power and glory.

We believe that God has revealed himself in nature, in history, and in the heart of the people; that he has been graciously pleased to make clearer revelation of himself to people of God who spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit; and that in the fullness of time he has perfectly revealed himself in Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, who is the brightness of the Father’s glory and the express image of his person. We receive the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, given by inspiration of God, as containing the infallible rule of faith and life, a faithful record of God’s gracious revelations, and as the sure witness to Christ.

We believe that the eternal, wise, holy, and loving purpose of God so embraces all events that, while freedom of humankind is not taken away nor is God the author of sin, yet in his providence he makes all things work together in the fulfilment of his sovereign design and the manifestation of his glory.

We believe that God is the creator, upholder and governor of all things; that he is above all his works and in them all; and that he made humankind in his own image, meet for fellowship with him, free and able to choose between good and evil, and responsible to the Maker and Lord.

We believe that the first parents, being tempted, chose evil, and so fell away from God and came under the power of sin, the penalty of which is eternal death; and that, by reason of this disobe¬dience, all persons are born with a sinful nature, that we have broken God's law and that no one can be saved but by His grace. ARTICLE VI - of the Grace of God We believe that God, out of his great love for the world, has given his only begotten Son to be the Saviour of sinners, and in the gospel freely offers his all-sufficient salvation to all persons. We believe also that God, in his own pleasure, gave to his Son a people, an innumerable multitude, chosen in Christ unto holiness, service and salvation.

We believe that God, out of his great love for the world, has given his only begotten Son to be the Saviour of sinners, and in the gospel freely offers his allsufficient salvation to all persons. We believe

also that God, in his own pleasure, gave to his Son a people, an innumerable

multitude, chosen in Christ unto holiness, service and salvation.

We believe in and confess the Lord Jesus Christ, the only Mediator between God and humankind, who, being the eternal son of God, for us persons, and for our salvation, became truly man, being conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, yet without sin. Unto us he has revealed the Father, by his Word and Spirit making known the perfect will of God. For our redemption he fulfilled all righteousness, offered himself a perfect sacrifice on the Cross, satisfied Divine Justice and made propitiation for the sins of the whole world. He rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, where he ever intercedes for us. In the hearts of believers, he abides forever as the indwelling Christ; above us and over us all he rules; wherefore, unto him we render love, obedience and adoration as our Prophet, Priest and King.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who moves upon hearts of persons to restrain them from evil and to incite them unto good, and whom the Father is ever willing to give unto all who ask Him. We believe that he has spoken by holy servants of God in making known his truth to persons for their salvation; that, through our exalted Saviour, he was sent forth in power to convict the world of sin, to enlighten people's minds in the knowledge of Christ, and to persuade and enable them to obey the call of the Gospel; and that he abides with the Church, dwelling in every believer as the spirit of truth, of power, of holiness, of comfort and of love.

We believe in the necessity of regeneration, whereby we are made new creatures in Christ Jesus by the Spirit of God, who imparts spiritual life by the gracious and mysterious operation of his power, using as the ordinary means the truths of his word, and the ordinances of divine appointment in ways agreeable to the nature of human beings.

We believe that faith in Christ is a saving grace whereby we receive him, trust in him alone for salvation as he is offered to us in the Gospel, and that this saving faith is always accompanied by repentance wherein we confess and forsake our sins with full purpose of, and endeavour after, a new obedience to God.

We believe that God, on the sole ground of the perfect obedience and sacrifice of Christ, pardons those who by faith receive him as their Saviour and Lord, accepts them as righteous and bestows upon them the adoption of children of God, with a right to all privileges therein implied, including a conscious assurance of their new status as children of God. ARTICLE XII - of Sanctification We believe that those who are regenerated and justified grow in the likeness of Christ through fellowship with him, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and the obedience to the truth, that a holy life is the fruit and evidence of saving faith, and that the believer’s hope of continuance in such a life is in the preserving grace of God. And we believe that in this growth in grace, Christians may attain their maturity and full assurance of faith whereby the love of God is made perfect in us.

We believe that those who are regenerated and justified grow in the likeness of Christ through fellowship with him, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and the obedience to the truth, that a holy life is the fruit and evidence of saving faith, and that the believer’s hope of continuance in such a life is in the preserving grace of God. And we believe that in this growth in grace, Christians may attain their maturity and full assurance of faith whereby the

love of God is made perfect in us.

We believe that we are encouraged to draw near to God, our Heavenly Father, in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and our own behalf, and that of others, to pour out our hearts humbly yet freely before him as becomes his loving children, giving him the honour and praise due his holy name, asking him to glorify himself on earth as in heaven, confessing unto him our sins and seeking of him every gift needful for this life and for our everlasting salvation. We believe also that, in as much as all true prayer is prompted by his Spirit, he will in response thereto grant us every blessing according to his unsearchable wisdom and the riches of his grace in Jesus Christ.

We believe that the moral law of God, summarized in the Ten Commandments, testified to by the prophets and unfolded in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, stands for ever in truth and equity, and is not made void by faith, but on the contrary, is established thereby. We believe that God requires of every person to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God; and that only through this harmony with the will of God, shall be fulfilled that community wherein the Kingdom of God is to be made manifest.

We acknowledge the universal Church, the innumerable com¬pany of saints of every age and nation, who, being united by the Holy Spirit to Christ their Head, are one in body with him, and have communion with their Lord and with one another. Further, we receive it as the will of Christ that his church on earth should exist as a visible and sacred family of believers, consisting of those who profess faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to him, together with their children and other baptised children, and organized for the confession of his Name, for the public worship of God, for the administration of the sacraments, for the up-building of the saints, and for the universal propagation of the Gospel, and we acknowledge as a part, more or less pure of this universal family of believers, every particular Church throughout the world which professes this faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to Him as divine Lord and Saviour.

We acknowledge two sacraments, Baptism and the Lord's Supper, which were instituted by Christ, to be of perpetual obligation as signs and seals of the covenant ratified in His precious blood, as means of grace, by which, working in us, He doth not only quicken, but also strengthens and comforts our faith in Him, and as ordinances through the observance of which His Church is to confess her Lord and be visibly distinguished from the rest of the world. 1. Baptism with water into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit is the sacrament by which are signified and sealed our union to Christ and participation in the blessings of the new covenant. The proper subjects of baptism are believers, and infants presented by their parents or guardians in the Christian Faith. In the latter case the parents or guardians should train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and should expect that their children will, by the operation of the Holy Spirit, receive the benefits which the sacrament is designed and fitted-to convey. The Church is under the most solemn obligation to provide for their Christian instruction. 2. The Lord's Supper is the sacrament of communion with Christ and with his people in which bread and wine are given and received in thankful remembrance of him and his sacrifice on the Cross; and who in faith, receive the same, do, after a spiritual manner, partake of the body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ to their comfort, nourishment and growth in grace. All may be admitted to the Lord's Supper who make a credible profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and of obedience to His Law.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Supreme Head of the Church has appointed therein a Ministry of the Word and Sacraments, and calls men and women to this ministry; that the Church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, recognises and chooses those whom he calls, and should thereupon duly ordain them to the work of the ministry.

We believe that the Supreme and only Head of the Church is the Lord Jesus Christ; that its worship, teaching, discipline and government should be administered according to his will by persons chosen for their fitness and duly set apart to their office; and that although the visible Church may contain unworthy members and is liable to err, yet believers ought not lightly to separate themselves from its communion, but are to live in fellowship with their brethren, which fellowship is to be extended as God gives opportunity, to all who, in every place, call upon the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust, through the power of the Son of God, who shall come to judge the living and the dead; that the finally impenitent shall go away into eternal punishment and the righteous into life eternal.

We believe that it is our duty as disciples and servants of Christ to further the extension of his Kingdom, to do good unto all people, to maintain the public and private worship of God, to hallow the Lord's Day, to preserve the inviolability of marriage and the sanctity of the family, to uphold the just authority of the State, and so to live in all honesty, purity and charity, that our lives shall testify of Christ. We joyfully receive the word to make disciples of all nations, declaring unto them that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, and that he will have all persons saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. We confidently believe that by his power and grace all his enemies shall finally be overcome, and the Kingdom of our God and of his Christ established.