Confession Of Faith Of The Cumberland Presbyterian Churches

• PREFACE TO THE 1883 CONFESSION
• INTRODUCTION TO 1883 CONFESSION
• PREFACE TO THE 1984 CONFESSION
• INTRODUCTION TO THE 1984 CONFESSION
• OUTLINE OF THE CONFESSION OF FAITH, 1984
• 1.00 GOD SPEAKS TO THE HUMAN FAMILY
• 2.00 THE HUMAN FAMILY BREAKS RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
• 3.00 GOD ACTS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST TO RECONCILE THE WORLD
• 4.00 GOD ACTS THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT
• 5.00 GOD CREATES THE CHURCH FOR MISSION
• 6.00 CHRISTIANS LIVE AND WITNESS IN THE WORLD
• 7.00 GOD CONSUMMATES ALL LIFE AND HISTORY
• SCRIPTURE

OUTLINE OF THE CONFESSION OF FAITH, 1984

"For God so loved the world that God gave his only Son, that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (John 3:16).

1.00 God Speaks to the Human Family

* The Living God, The Holy Scriptures, God's Will, Creation, Providence, The Law of God

2.00 The Human Family Breaks Relationship with God

* Human Freedom, The Abuse of Freedom

3.00 God Acts Through Jesus Christ to Reconcile the World

* God's Covenant, Christ the Savior

4.00 God Acts Through the Holy Spirit

* The Call and Work of the Holy Spirit, Repentance and Confession, Saving Faith, Justification, Regeneration and Adoption, Sanctification and Growth in Grace, Preservation of Believers, Christian Assurance

5.00 God Creates the Church for Mission

* The Church, Christian Communion, Christian Worship, Sacraments, Baptism, The Lord's Supper, The Church in Mission, Church Government, Church Judicatories

6.00 Christians Live and Witness in the World

* Christian Freedom, Good Works, Christian Stewardship, Marriage and the Family, The Lord's Day, Lawful Oaths and Vows, Civil Government

7.00 God Consummates All Life and History

* Death and Resurrection, Judgment and Consummation