總之，中國特色社會主義進入新時代，迫切需要新的理論指導我們進行偉大斗爭、建設偉大工程、推進偉大事業、實現偉大夢想。十九大修改黨章，把習近平新時代中國特色社會主義思想同馬克思列寧主義、毛澤東思想、鄧小平理論、“三個代表”重要思想、科學發展觀一道確立為黨的指導思想，有利于更好地把新時代中國特色社會主義推向前進，是黨心所向、民心所望。《共產黨宣言》發表以來近一百六十年的實踐證明，馬克思主義只有與本國國情相結合、與時代發展同進步、與人民群眾共命運，才能煥發出強大的生命力、創造力、感召力。在當代中國，堅持馬克思列寧主義、毛澤東思想，最重要的就是堅持中國特色社會主義理論體系，就是要用中國特色社會主義理論體系、尤其是新時代中國特色社會主義思想武裝頭腦，指導實踐。

張榮臣，中共中央黨校黨建部教授、博導。研究方向為執政黨建設理論問題、黨的學說史。主要著作有《〈共產黨宣言〉與中國共產黨的建設》《馬克思恩格斯政黨理論研究》《馬克思主義執政黨建設思想史》《共產黨執政――理論、歷史、規律》《中國共產黨執政的理論和實踐》《馬克思主義執政黨建設理論研究》《中國共產黨的組織與機制》等。

The Party's Guiding Thought Keeps Up with the Times in the New Era
Zhang Rongchen
Abstract: Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the CPC, the new central collective leadership with Comrade Xi Jinping as General Secretary has focused on the solemn promise of "blacksmithing itself needs hard work", taken the improvement of style of work as the breakthrough point and the practice of the Party's mass line education as the fulcrum, made fighting corruption and building a clean government as the driving force, firmly stuck to the underlying guideline of all-round strengthening of Party self-conduct, and scientifically responded to the main theme of "how to manage the Party well", achieving new progress in applying the Marxist party theory to China's conditions. As China enters a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, there is an urgent need for new theories to guide us in our great struggle, in building great projects, in promoting great undertakings and in realizing the great dream. The Nineteenth National Congress of the CPC amended its Constitution by adding Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to be the CPC's new guiding thought like Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Important Thought of "Three Represents", and the Scientific Outlook on Development, which helps to push forward the Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era forward and is the aspiration of the Party and the people.
Keywords: Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, CPC, Constitution of the CPC, Party building