The Holy Bible
We believe The Old and New Testaments are fully and verbally inspired by God, without error in the original writings, making the Holy Bible the supreme and absolute authority in all matters of faith and practice.
The True God
We believe there is one true God in three persons in the Godhead (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit); and these three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power, and glory. Together, God planned all, created all, and sustains all to His glory.
The Person of Christ
We believe in the eternal deity of Jesus Christ as the Son of God, who became flesh by conception of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary, and who alone lived a sinless life, conducting a miraculous ministry.
The Work of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins as our representative Mediator and substitutionary Sacrifice, thus purchasing our salvation. He rose physically from the dead, ascended to heaven to reign as Lord, Head and Intercessor, and that He shall return to earth as King of Kings and Judge of all.
Man and Sin
We believe that our original parents were created in the image of God, but through their disobedience, death spread to all humanity, so that all are now born with a sinful nature, from which comes all sinful acts. All of humanity is totally depraved, unable to save themselves, and justly deserving of God's wrath.
Salvation
We believe that salvation is provided by God's grace alone, and is offered freely to all who repent of their sins and receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord by faith. Such are justified by faith and receive forgiveness of sin and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the full deity of the Holy Spirit, who applies the work of Christ by bringing new birth and sanctificaton, and who gifts each for ministry as He wills.
The Christian Life
We believe that each Chrsitian is called to a holy life, as the Holy Spirit empowers us to obey God's commandments. Such a life is constant in prayer and evidences itself in separation from worldly sins and in the practice of loving good works.
The Perseverance of the Saints
We believe that those who are born again will not utterly fall away into sin and perish, but will persevere in holiness unto the end, being kept by the power of God.
The Afterlife
We believe that the soul of the Christian goes to "be with Christ" at death, and at Christ's return, the body is resurrected. The unjust shall suffer everlasing conscious punishment, while the just shall enter into everlasting conscious blessedness of the new Heaven and Earth.
Shearer Presbyterian Church holds to the doctrines of the Reformed faith embracing the polity and heritage as expressed in the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) and the Shorter and Larger Catechisms. We are part of the Presbyterian Church in America.