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Beliefs on file766 positions
Statement of faithNot on file
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Showing 76 of 766 positions across 18 topics. Expand any topic to see the rest.
God & the Trinity51 positions
- Analogical LanguageAffirmsTradition defaultHuman language about God is analogical: true but never capturing God univocally as it captures creatures.Estimated, not verified
- Apophatic PriorityAffirmsTradition defaultWhat God is in himself is ultimately beyond human comprehension, so negative ("God is not...") statements are more reliable than positive ones.Estimated, not verified
Christ64 positions
- Assumed Fallen Human NatureStrongly rejectsTradition defaultChrist assumed a fully fallen human nature (subject to the effects of the Fall) in order to heal it from within.Estimated, not verified
- Assumed Unfallen Human NatureStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChrist assumed an unfallen, sinless human nature, untouched by original sin/corruption.Estimated, not verified
Sin & the fall40 positions
- Adams Sin Brought Physical DeathStrongly affirmsTradition defaultPhysical death entered the human race as a consequence of Adam's sin; humans were not originally subject to death.Estimated, not verified
- All Sin Deserves Death EquallyStrongly affirmsTradition defaultEvery sin, however small, deserves God's condemnation/death: there is no class of sin that does not by nature merit it.Estimated, not verified
Salvation46 positions
- Active Obedience ImputedStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChrist's lifelong law-keeping (his "active obedience"), not only his death, is imputed to the believer as their positive righteousness.Estimated, not verified
- Assurance Grounded In Christ AloneStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAssurance rests on Christ's finished work and God's promise, not on the believer's own works or sacramental performance.Estimated, not verified
The Holy Spirit42 positions
- Assurance Is Normal For BelieversStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSettled assurance of salvation is normal and to be expected for genuine believers in this life.Estimated, not verified
- Blasphemy Against Spirit UnforgivableStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThere is a specific sin against the Holy Spirit that is unforgivable.Estimated, not verified
The Church41 positions
- Apostolicity Is Doctrinal Not SuccessionalAffirmsTradition defaultApostolicity consists primarily in fidelity to apostolic DOCTRINE, not in an unbroken chain of ordinations from the apostles.Estimated, not verified
- Baptism Is The Entry Into The ChurchStrongly affirmsTradition defaultBaptism is the rite of entry/incorporation into the visible church.Estimated, not verified
Sacraments & ordinances40 positions
- Anointing Sick Is A SacramentRejectsTradition defaultAnointing of the sick with oil is a sacrament conveying grace, healing, and forgiveness to the seriously ill.Estimated, not verified
- Baptism Mode Immersion RequiredStrongly rejectsTradition defaultValid baptism requires full immersion of the body in water.Estimated, not verified
Worship & liturgy30 positions
- Bowing And ProstrationStrongly rejectsTradition defaultBowing, prostration, or full physical reverence before the altar, icons, or sacrament is fitting in worship.Estimated, not verified
- Communion Only SeasonallyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultCommunion seasons (a few solemn observances a year with extensive preparation) are the fitting pattern.Estimated, not verified
Last things27 positions
- A Literal Mark Of The Beast Is ComingAffirmsTradition defaultA literal future "mark of the beast" will be imposed as a condition of economic participation.Estimated, not verified
- Apocalyptic Prophecy Read Literally FuturisticallyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe prophecies of Daniel and Revelation should be read primarily as literal predictions of still-future events.Estimated, not verified
Scripture46 positions
- Authority Holy Tradition OrthodoxStrongly rejectsTradition defaultScripture is rightly read only within Holy Tradition: the Fathers, councils, liturgy, and consensus of the Church.Estimated, not verified
- Authority Magisterium InterpretsStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe authentic interpretation of Scripture is entrusted to the Church's living teaching office (Magisterium), whose judgments bind the faithful.Estimated, not verified
Revelation, creation & science31 positions
- Adam Special Creation From DustStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe first human was specially and directly created by God from the dust, not biologically descended from earlier hominins.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Created BeingsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAngels and other spiritual beings are part of God's created order, made by God.Estimated, not verified
Life & bioethics57 positions
- Abortion Gravely Wrong In PrincipleStrongly affirmsTradition defaultDeliberately ending a pregnancy by killing the unborn is in itself a grave moral wrong.Estimated, not verified
- Abortion Permitted To Save Mothers LifeAffirmsTradition defaultAbortion is morally permissible when continuing the pregnancy would directly threaten the mother's life.Estimated, not verified
Sexuality & marriage43 positions
- Abortifacient Contraception WrongStrongly affirmsTradition defaultContraceptive methods that may act after fertilization (potential abortifacients) are morally wrong even if other contraception is permitted.Estimated, not verified
- Annulment Recognizes Invalid MarriageRejectsTradition defaultSome unions that appeared to be marriages were never valid marriages, and the church can rightly declare them null (annulment).Estimated, not verified
Society & politics41 positions
- Active Nonviolent Resistance ObligatoryAffirmsTradition defaultChristians should actively resist injustice through nonviolent means (protest, civil disobedience, noncooperation), not merely abstain from violence.Estimated, not verified
- Capitalism Intrinsically UnjustRejectsTradition defaultCapitalism as a system is intrinsically exploitative and stands under God's judgment; Christian faithfulness requires working to replace it.Estimated, not verified
Angelology Demonology42 positions
- Angelic Fall Caused By PrideStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe angels fell primarily through pride: refusing subjection to God / seeking to exalt themselves.Estimated, not verified
- Angelic Fall Predates Human FallAffirmsTradition defaultThe angelic rebellion occurred before the fall of humanity, and the serpent's temptation issued from an already-fallen angel.Estimated, not verified
- Angelic Fall Was A Single Primordial EventStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe fall of the rebel angels was a single, definitive, irrevocable choice (no second chance, no repentance possible).Estimated, not verified
- Angelic Ranks ExistLeans toward rejectingTradition defaultThere are genuine ranks or orders among angels (a real hierarchy), not merely undifferentiated spirits.Estimated, not verified
- Angelology Must Be Strictly BiblicalStrongly affirmsTradition defaultBeliefs about angels and demons should be limited to what Scripture plainly teaches, rejecting speculative hierarchies, named extra-biblical angels, and elaborate demonologies.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Are CreatedStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAngels are created beings, made by God, and are not eternal or self-existent.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Are GenderlessStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAngels are without sex/gender and do not marry or reproduce.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Are InnumerableStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAngels exist in vast, possibly innumerable, multitudes.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Are Personal Intelligent AgentsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAngels possess intellect and will: they know, choose, and act as persons.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Are Pure SpiritsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAngels are purely spiritual (incorporeal) beings without material bodies of their own.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Are Symbolic OnlyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultBiblical "angels" are best understood as symbols, personifications, or mythological language for God's action and human experience, not as actually existing spirit-persons.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Can Appear In Bodily FormStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAngels can assume visible, bodily appearances to interact with humans.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Created Before Material WorldAffirmsTradition defaultAngels were created before (or at the very beginning of) the material cosmos.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Have Assigned OfficesAffirmsTradition defaultAngels are assigned specific offices and missions (messengers, guardians, ministers of providence, executors of judgment).Estimated, not verified
- Angels Have Subtle BodiesStrongly rejectsTradition defaultAngels possess some kind of refined, ethereal, or subtle body rather than being wholly immaterial.Estimated, not verified
- Angels Real Personal BeingsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAngels are real, personal, created beings who actually exist, not merely literary symbols or pre-scientific imagery.Estimated, not verified
- Archangels Named AuthoritativelyRejectsTradition defaultSpecific archangels (e.g., Michael, Gabriel, Raphael) are named and venerated/honored as distinct individuals.Estimated, not verified
- Book Of Enoch Authoritative For AngelologyStrongly rejectsTradition default1 Enoch (the Watchers material) carries real authority or reliable insight for understanding angels, the fall, and demons.Estimated, not verified
- Contacting Spirits Mediumship ForbiddenStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSeeking contact with spirits/the dead through mediums, séances, channeling, or divination is forbidden and dangerous (opens to the demonic).Estimated, not verified
- Demons Are Disembodied Spirits Of NephilimRejectsTradition defaultDemons are specifically the disembodied spirits of the dead nephilim (Watchers' offspring), distinct from the fallen angels themselves.Estimated, not verified
- Demons Are Real Personal SpiritsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultDemons are real, personal evil spirits (fallen angels or their kind), not merely symbols of disease, vice, or social evil.Estimated, not verified
- Demons Face Eternal Conscious TormentStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe devil and his angels will suffer eternal, conscious punishment in the lake of fire.Estimated, not verified
- Each Person Has A Guardian AngelRejectsTradition defaultEvery individual human being is assigned a personal guardian angel.Estimated, not verified
- Evil Is Co Eternal PowerStrongly rejectsTradition defaultEvil is grounded in an eternal, uncreated power or principle opposed to God (cosmic dualism), not merely a corrupted creature.Estimated, not verified
- Fallen Angels Retain Great PowerStrongly affirmsTradition defaultFallen angels retain their natural angelic powers (intelligence, strength, mobility), now turned to evil ends.Estimated, not verified
- Fallen Angels Will Be RestoredStrongly rejectsTradition defaultIn the end even Satan and the fallen angels will be reconciled to God (apokatastasis of all rational creatures).Estimated, not verified
- Fascination With Demonic To Be AvoidedStrongly affirmsTradition defaultExcessive preoccupation with demons, curses, and the occult is itself spiritually harmful and to be avoided (a sober, Christ-centered focus is preferred).Estimated, not verified
- Guardian Angel Can Be InvokedStrongly rejectsTradition defaultIt is proper to address, ask, or pray to one's guardian angel for protection and aid.Estimated, not verified
- Guardian Angels Only For BelieversAffirmsTradition defaultGuardian/ministering angels are given to serve believers (the elect/the church), not assigned universally to all persons.Estimated, not verified
- Invoking Angels By Name In MagicStrongly rejectsTradition defaultInvoking angels by name in ritual/amuletic/"angelic magic" contexts to obtain power or protection is legitimate Christian practice.Estimated, not verified
- Nine Orders DionysianStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe traditional ninefold scheme of angelic orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, angels) reflects a real heavenly order.Estimated, not verified
- Possession Vs Oppression DistinctionAffirmsTradition defaultThere is a meaningful distinction between demonic "possession" (indwelling/control) and lesser "oppression"/influence from without.Estimated, not verified
- Satan Active Tempter TodayStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSatan is presently active in tempting, accusing, deceiving, and opposing the church and individuals.Estimated, not verified
- Satan Decisively Defeated At CrossStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSatan and the powers were decisively defeated and disarmed at the cross/resurrection (Christus Victor), even if final destruction awaits.Estimated, not verified
- Satan Has Real KingdomStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSatan rules a real organized kingdom/domain of darkness with subordinate evil powers.Estimated, not verified
- Satan Is A Fallen AngelStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSatan is a fallen angel (a created good being who rebelled) not an independent evil principle or co-eternal power.Estimated, not verified
- Satan Is A Personal BeingStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSatan/the devil is a real, personal spirit-being, not merely a symbol or personification of evil.Estimated, not verified
- Satan Is Lucifer Isaiah14AffirmsTradition defaultThe "Lucifer"/"Day Star" of Isaiah 14 (and the king of Tyre in Ezekiel 28) refers, at least typologically, to Satan and his fall.Estimated, not verified
- Satan Subordinate To GodStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSatan operates only within limits God permits and is wholly subordinate to God's sovereignty (cf. Job).Estimated, not verified
- Seven Archangels TraditionStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThere are seven chief angels/archangels who stand before God (the "seven spirits/angels" tradition, including names like Uriel, Selaphiel, etc.).Estimated, not verified
- Some Angels FellStrongly affirmsTradition defaultA portion of the angels rebelled against God and fell from their original state.Estimated, not verified
- Worship Of Angels ForbiddenStrongly affirmsTradition defaultWorship (latria) of angels is forbidden; worship is due to God alone.Estimated, not verified
Anthropology40 positions
- Body Essential To PersonStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe body is essential to being a complete human person, not an accidental or dispensable container for the soul.Estimated, not verified
- Body GoodStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe material human body is intrinsically good as created by God.Estimated, not verified
Covenant Law Israel26 positions
- Abrahamic Covenant Foundational And OngoingStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe Abrahamic covenant is foundational and its promises remain operative for the people of God today.Estimated, not verified
- Believers No Longer Under Laws CondemnationStrongly affirmsTradition defaultBelievers are entirely free from the law's condemning function but remain under its directing function.Estimated, not verified
Mariology Saints59 positions
- All Believers Are SaintsStrongly affirmsTradition default"Saints" in the New Testament sense means all believers, not a special canonized class.Estimated, not verified
- Altar Relics Required Or ProperStrongly rejectsTradition defaultIt is fitting (or required) that altars contain the relics of saints.Estimated, not verified
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