The Communist Party of China (CPC) is a combination of beliefs and a Marxist political party with lofty ideals and firm beliefs. The Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s ideals and beliefs are the truth belief of Marxism, the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of Socialism with Chinese characteristics. Ideals and beliefs are the "calcium" of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s spirit. Ideals and beliefs are the source of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s eternal proletarian party, and the root of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Do not forget your initiative mind’s mission.
Characteristics of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s ideals and beliefs
The scientific nature of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s ideals and beliefs. Marxism is a scientific theory, which creatively reveals the law of the development of human society, the general law of the development of human society, the special law of the operation of capitalism, points out the way for mankind to leap from the realm of necessity to the realm of freedom, and points out the way for people to realize freedom and liberation. The inevitable trend of human society finally moving towards communism revealed by Marxism has laid a theoretical foundation for communist party people to strengthen their ideals and beliefs and stick to their spiritual homeland. Countless people in communist party, whether in good times or bad times, have always been steadfast in their ideals and beliefs, and have been faithful to their chosen communist beliefs for life. Comrade Zhou Enlai is Do not forget your initiative mind’s spiritual model of sticking to his faith. When he established his belief in communism, he said, "The doctrine I believe must remain unchanged, and I am determined to promote it." He also said: "In any difficult situation, we must fight for communism to the end with the spirit of unswerving death." When drastic changes took place in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the last century, Deng Xiaoping once pointed out: "Marxism cannot be defeated. It is not because there are many big books, but because the truth of Marxism is irrefutable. " "I firmly believe that there will be more people in favor of Marxism in the world, because Marxism is science." "Don’t panic, don’t think that Marxism has disappeared, is useless and failed.哪有这回事！”
中国共产党人的理想信念的进步性。马克思主义是人民的理论，第一次创立了人民实现自身解放的思想体系，指明了依靠人民推动历史前进的人间正道。作为新时代中国共产党人精神旗帜和理想信念基础的习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，充满着对马克思主义的坚定信仰，充满着对社会主义和共产主义的坚定信念，表达了为人民谋幸福、为民族谋复兴、为世界谋大同的情怀，坚守了中国共产党人为人民谋幸福的初心、承载了中国共产党人为民族谋复兴的使命、担当了中国共产党人为世界谋大同的责任，展现了新时代中国共产党人的政治品格、价值追求、精神风范。
中国共产党人的理想信念的现实性。马克思主义是实践的理论，指引着人民改造世界的行动，为人民认识世界、改造世界提供了强大精神力量。马克思主义的唯物史观为共产党人实现理想信念提供了科学的思想武器，指明了实现理想信念所依靠的力量和现实道路。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想，作为当代中国马克思主义、21世纪马克思主义，为中国共产党人坚定理想信念指明了方向、路径。习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想还指出，当前衡量一名党员干部是否具有坚定的理想信念，是有客观标准的，那就是看他是否能在重大政治考验面前有政治定力，是否能树立牢固的宗旨意识，是否能对工作极端负责，是否能做到吃苦在前、享受在后，是否能在急难险重面前勇挑重担，是否能经得起权力、金钱、美色的诱惑，这样的检验需要一个过程，不是一下子、经历一两件事、听几句口号就能解决的，要看长期表现，甚至看一辈子。这就为检验中国共产党人是否坚定理想信念提供了明确的标准。
理想信念不可能凭空产生，也不可能轻而易举坚守。中国共产党人始终不渝坚定理想信念，练就“金刚不坏之身”，就要深入学习马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观，深入学习习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想。让真理武装我们的头脑，让真理指引我们的理想，让真理坚定我们的信仰。要坚持学而信、学而思、学而行，把学习成果转化为不可撼动的理想信念，转化为正确的世界观、人生观、价值观，用理想之光照亮奋斗之路，用信仰之力开创美好未来。
中国共产党理想信念的优势
理想信念指明了中国共产党前进的根本方向。理想是人们从现实出发在头脑中建构起来的未来图景，是对未来的预见和构想；信念是人们在生活实践中实际地体验了怎样想和怎样做才有益和有效，在此基础上形成的思考和行动的模式。理想信念是人生的精神内核，是人对自己本质力量和生存发展方向的把握。理想信念对一个人的生活道路具有重大影响。从一定意义上，有什么样的理想信念就有什么样的行为表现。一个人有了理想，就有了明确的奋斗目标和前进方向，就会用理想去规划指引自己的生活，把自己的一切行为都纳入实现理想的轨道，进而使生活充满希望。一个人有信念，就会为追求真理和实现目标而勇往直前，乃至牺牲自我。因此，理想信念能为人的生存发展确立坚定的价值导向，是统率人的行为和灵魂的精神皈依。习近平总书记指出：“理想信念决定着我们的方向和立场，也决定着我们的言论和行动。”
Ideals and beliefs provide the Communist Party of China (CPC) with spiritual motivation to forge ahead. There is faith in the heart and power in action. The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s nearly 100-year history has fully proved that lofty ideals and beliefs have always been the spiritual driving force for communist party people to maintain their advanced nature and purity, and an important spiritual guarantee for the Communist Party of China (CPC) to lead the people of the whole country forward. The reason why the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been able to rise constantly after setbacks and be quenched into steel after suffering lies in the fact that the lofty ideals and revolutionary beliefs in the hearts of thousands of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people in Qian Qian have always been firm and persistent, always shining with fiery light. Comrade Zhu De experienced the failure of the old democratic revolution, and realized from his personal experience that the old road can’t go, and only Marxism is the truth to solve the China issue. After establishing Marxist belief and lofty ideals for the cause of communism, he never wavered in the face of any difficulties, obstacles and major setbacks. The more critical he is, the more determined he is. Nanchang uprising troops failed to go south to Chaoshan, and Comrade Zhu De and his men were isolated. He stood up and steadied the morale of the army, and said categorically, "The darkness is temporary, if you want the revolution to come with me, the final victory must be ours.". At the beginning of 1975, at the age of 89, he personally wrote the banner of "Revolution in the End". In February, 1976, he wrote the poem "The whole party is United and tight, and the dangerous peaks dare to climb". Less than two months before his death, after he saw the new translation of the communist party Declaration,Regardless of age and infirmity, I drove to the Central Party School to visit the comrades who participated in the translation, and shared my learning experience with this classic Marxist work.
Ideals and beliefs are the ideological beacon of the Communist Party of China (CPC) people’s unity and struggle. It is precisely because of his firm ideals and beliefs that the Communist Party of China (CPC) dares to uphold the truth, correct his mistakes, dare to make self-revolution, dare to carry out criticism and self-evaluation, and always maintain the unity of the party, so as not to fall into a narrow struggle for personal interests and group interests and repeat the persistent ailment of bourgeois political parties. Comrade Deng Xiaoping once pointed out that according to his long-term experience in political and military activities, the most important thing is the unity of people. To unite, we must have common ideals and firm beliefs. We have struggled hard in the past few decades by uniting the people with firm beliefs and fighting for their own interests. Without this belief, there is no cohesion. Without this belief, there is nothing. At any time, our party must never lose the real advantage of common ideals and firm beliefs, and always regard adhering to communist ideals as our most fundamental spiritual pillar and driving force for progress.
理想信念提升了中国共产党人的精神境界。正是因为中国共产党追求的共产主义理想是人类社会发展的真理，从事的是正义的事业，是人类最高尚的事业，是为最广大人民创造幸福的事业，是实现最美好的社会制度的事业，所以理想信念大大提升了中国共产党人的精神境界，使共产党人始终充满浩然正气，而能跳出追求狭隘的个人私利的人生哲学羁绊。近百年来，共产主义远大理想激励了一代又一代共产党人英勇奋斗，“砍头不要紧，只要主义真”“敌人只能砍下我们的头颅，决不能动摇我们的信仰”“一个愿意献身共产主义事业的共产党员，不仅应该为党在各个时期的具体任务而奋斗，而且应该确定自己为共产主义的实现而奋斗到底的革命的人生观”。习近平总书记指出：“对马克思主义、共产主义的信仰，对社会主义的信念，是共产党人精神上的‘钙’。没有理想信念，理想信念不坚定，精神上就会得‘软骨病’，就会在风雨面前东摇西摆。全党同志一定要坚守共产党人精神家园，把改造客观世界和改造主观世界结合起来，切实解决好世界观、人生观、价值观问题，练就共产党人的钢筋铁骨，筑牢坚守信仰的铜墙铁壁，矢志不渝为中国特色社会主义共同理想而奋斗。”
不忘初心，方得始终。“志不立，天下无可成之事。”理想信念动摇是最危险的动摇，理想信念滑坡是最危险的滑坡。一个政党的衰落，往往从理想信念的丧失或缺失开始。我们党是否坚强有力，既要看全党在理想信念上是否坚定不移，更要看每一位党员在理想信念上是否坚定不移。习近平总书记指出：“对马克思主义的信仰，对社会主义和共产主义的信念，是共产党人的政治灵魂，是共产党人经受住各种考验的精神支柱。”只有理想信念坚定的人，才能始终不渝、百折不挠，不论风吹雨打，不怕千难万险，坚定不移为实现既定目标而奋斗。只要理想信念坚定，通过自我革命锻造成为中华民族伟大复兴的中流砥柱，中国共产党人就能团结带领中国人民为实现中华民族伟大复兴中国梦努力奋斗、稳健前行。