Park Woods Presbyterian Church Distinctives:

·      The absolute centrality of the ministry of God’s Word and God’s Holy Sacraments. All church activities and programs must be in service to this grace.

·      All Scripture is Eschatological. From Genesis to Revelation redemptive history was pointing us forward. Every page of Holy Scripture “is about me,” Jesus said. Therefore, all preaching must be about him, too.

·      With an emphasis on the two-age structure, we recognize that the heavenly reality is ours to partake in right now. As a consequence, focusing on cultural and social issues distracts us from the mission of the church.

·      We appreciate and believe in the indicative and imperative in all preaching, allowing the Spirit to work in the hearer’s heart and mind on the imperative.

·      We expect to hear the words “suffering then glory” many times because this is the message we received from our Lord to follow in his footsteps.

·      The philosophy of ministry is a simple one: “Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy.”

·      We need to be reminded continually that our lives are to be lived as Life under the Cross. Sacrificing to meet the needs of others is the new ethic into which we live and move and have our being.

·      We look for an emphasis on biblical theology in the tradition of Vos, Kline, Gordon, and Beale, but there is no need to shy away from other biblical scholars in that discipline who are non-reformed. Total agreement is not necessary to find value in the work of the larger body of Christ.

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