Parkside Cenla stands under the authority of Scripture and in the line of historic Christianity.
Our God
We believe that God is the creator and sustainer of all things, infinite, and unchangeable in his being, who eternally is one in his essence and three in persons: The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three persons are equal in power and glory.
2 Corinthians 13:14, 1 Corinthians 8:5-6, Matthew 28:19
Our Instruction
We believe that the Bible, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, is God’s Word and is divinely inspired and completely authoritative.
It is inerrant, infallible, and sufficient to instruct us in everything we need pertaining to our salvation.
2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 1:1-2, 2 Peter 1:20
Our Salvation
We believe that through the Fall the original goodness of creation and humanity has been corrupted by sin. All people have thus inherited both physical and spiritual death and a corrupt nature that extends to the mind, will, body, and affections, with all humanity remaining under the just condemnation of God.
However, God being rich in mercy and great in love, sent his eternal Son, Jesus, to save us from our sins and God’s just punishment. We are incapable of saving ourselves, therefore salvation is a gift of God, given in Jesus Christ, by the Spirit, and is received by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
Genesis 3, Romans 5:12-21, Ephesians 2:1-10
In unity with the historic Christian church, we joyfully confess the historic creeds of the Christian faith as faithful summaries of the teaching of Holy Scripture. We also gladly embrace the historic Protestant confessional tradition, believing it to provide a faithful, comprehensive, and coherent exposition of the whole counsel of God revealed in the Scriptures.