God is real
He cares, and he has a plan for us. Therefore our lives can have meaning and purpose.
Our Beliefs
We believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and its implications.
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
The term “Gospel” was originally understood as a declaration – a pronouncement – of a new kingdom coming under a new king; and along with it, all the hopes and responsibilities that it might entail.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is a declaration that God has made good on his ancient promise of restoring all things in Jesus Christ – the true King. In his living, dying, and rising again, God declares an end – both now and in the future – to all the sin, to Satan, to death, and to all the injustice that we experience in ourselves, in our city, and in our world.
Jesus the King has come to seek and save the lost and fix all that is broken.
The good news of the Gospel, then, is not only about what Jesus has done so that we could “get into heaven”, but also about what Jesus is doing so that his kingdom of heaven – with all its perfect peace and beauty – could come to earth.
And so the Gospel becomes God’s invitation to everyone – to stop living by the false hopes and dreams of our disappointing desires and our over-hyped world, and to begin belonging to Jesus. As we listen to the things he has said and align our lives in faith and obedience to him, we find ourselves experiencing more and more the wonder and goodness of his kingdom.
City Line Church is a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC). The EPC exists to carry out the Great Commission as Presbyterian, Reformed, Evangelical, and Missional Congregations.
By Presbyterian, we describe our representative form of church government. Local churches are governed by a “Session” of “presbyters” (elders), elected by the members of the congregation. Representatives of local churches within a geographical area compose a “presbytery.” Representatives of presbyteries meet annually at “General Assembly.” Through the combined efforts and resources of all of the churches, we are enabled to advance God’s Kingdom much more collaboratively and effectively.
By Reformed, we mean that we are connected to the teachings of the historic church and the doctrinal beliefs recovered by the Reformation. These doctrinal beliefs are expressed in the Westminster Confession of Faith with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. These are the official doctrinal statements of our church.
By Evangelical, we mean that we emphasize the gospel through faith in Jesus Christ, as well as affirming other historic orthodox Christian doctrines and holding to the authority of Scripture. EPC churches also hold to a document called The Essentials. The Essentials are simply statements that summarize the fundamental beliefs shared by Christians around the world. This document is not comprehensive of everything we believe, but rather it shows our unity with all of God’s church of all time. These are things that Christians have proclaimed for centuries.
By Missional, we mean we are sent people on a mission. We are a people blessed in order to be a blessing to the nations sent by our missional God. Jesus gave this mission for every church when He gave the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20.