The Three Marks of a True Church

December 11, 2007

The three biblical marks of a true church are: the preaching of the Word of God; the right administration of the sacraments; and the exercise of church discipline. These three marks follow the threefold offices of Christ who is the Head of the Church. These offices were a part of the Church in the Old Testament and are the office of prophet, priest, and king.

A prophet was a man called by God, chosen out from among God’s people to represent God to the people. A prophet brought the people the Word of God and thus revealed the will of God to His people. Moses was a prophet of God, and in...

What is a Reformed Church?

December 11, 2007

“So what is a Reformed Church?” you may be asking. Although we would prefer not to have any “labels” at all, to be known only as a biblical church, we do recognize that in a culture that extensively uses labels, it is merely impossible to accurately communicate who we are without some identifying terms. In fact, every church faces this problem.

People will perceive, whether accurate or not, ideas about a church based on its “terms” of description or identifying “labels.” So Heritage has chosen to use certain “labels” to help communicate who it is to aid others in discerning the biblical...

What It Means to Be Confessional and Why It Is Important

December 11, 2007

We at Heritage Presbyterian Church regard Westminster Confession of Faith (1647) along with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms as excellent, though not inspired, expressions of the teaching of the Word of God. Because we acknowledge the Word of God written to be the supreme authority in all matters of faith, morals, and order, we adopt this historic document as our doctrinal standard. We find it to be an assistance in controversy, a confirmation in faith, and a means of edification in righteousness.

The Need For Doctrine

It is no revelation that doctrine has been vastly watered down over the...