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Nazareth Room
Phoenix: a neutral profile of what this congregation describes about its beliefs.
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Address6200 South Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, 85041
Websitehttps://smarymag.org/
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Beliefs on file50 positions
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Salvation17 positions
- Baptism RegeneratesStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithBaptism itself effects regeneration / the washing away of sin, conferring saving grace through the act.Estimated, not verified
- Believers Works Truly MeritoriousStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe good works a believer does in grace genuinely merit an increase of grace and eternal reward before God.Estimated, not verified
- Conversion Is Instantaneous EventStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithSalvation centers on an identifiable, often datable moment of conversion / being "born again."Estimated, not verified
- Eucharist Conveys GraceStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Lord's Supper / Eucharist conveys real saving or sustaining grace to the worthy recipient, not merely a memorial.Estimated, not verified
The Church20 positions
- Baptism Is The Entry Into The ChurchStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithBaptism is the rite of entry/incorporation into the visible church.Estimated, not verified
- Children Of Believers Are Church MembersStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe baptized children of believers are already members of the visible church/covenant community, not outsiders awaiting conversion.Estimated, not verified
- Church Authority Derives From Apostolic SuccessionStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithLegitimate teaching and governing authority in the church descends through tactile apostolic succession of bishops.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is ApostolicStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe church is apostolic: it must stand in genuine continuity with the apostles' teaching and mission.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Catholic UniversalStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe church is catholic (universal): the whole company of Christ's people across all times and places, not confined to one nation, culture, or congregation.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Divinely InstitutedStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe church is a divine institution founded by Christ, not merely a voluntary human association of like-minded believers.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is HolyStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe church is holy (set apart and sanctified by Christ) even though its members remain sinners.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Mixed BodyStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithIn this age the visible church is a mixed body containing both genuine believers and the unregenerate (wheat and tares, sheep and goats together until the end).Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Necessary Mediator Of GraceStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithSaving grace is normally mediated THROUGH the institutional church and its sacraments, not received apart from it.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is OneStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe true church is essentially ONE (a single body) despite outward divisions.Estimated, not verified
- Efficacy Independent Of Ministers WorthinessStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe validity/efficacy of sacraments does not depend on the personal holiness of the minister (against Donatism).Estimated, not verified
- Exclusive Organization Is Gods Only ChannelStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGod works and dispenses truth/salvation today through ONE specific visible organization, and being rightly related to it is essential.Estimated, not verified
- Living Magisterium Authoritatively InterpretsStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithA living teaching office (magisterium) authoritatively and bindingly interprets Scripture and Tradition for the whole church.Estimated, not verified
- Membership In Visible Church NecessaryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithBelonging to the visible, organized church is normally necessary for the Christian life, not an optional add-on to private faith.Estimated, not verified
- Ordination Confers Sacramental PriesthoodStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithOrdination confers a sacramental, indelible priestly character empowering the minister to offer the Eucharist and absolve sins.Estimated, not verified
- Priest Absolves SinsStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithA priest, by power conferred in ordination, actually forgives/absolves sins in the sacrament of penance/confession.Estimated, not verified
- Rightly Administered Sacraments Are A Mark Of The ChurchStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe true church is identified by the right administration of the sacraments (alongside the right preaching of the Word).Estimated, not verified
- Threefold Order Bishop Priest DeaconStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe ministry is rightly ordered in three distinct orders (bishop, presbyter/priest, and deacon) as the apostolic pattern.Estimated, not verified
- Tradition Is Coequal AuthorityStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithSacred Tradition stands alongside Scripture as a co-equal source of binding revelation.Estimated, not verified
- True Church Existed Unbroken Through HistoryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithChrist's true church has existed continuously and visibly in every age since Pentecost, never wholly apostatizing.Estimated, not verified
Sacraments & ordinances13 positions
- Baptism Covenant SignStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithBaptism is the New Covenant sign of membership corresponding to circumcision, hence applied to covenant children.Estimated, not verified
- Baptism Remits Original SinStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithBaptism removes the guilt of original sin.Estimated, not verified
- Confession Directly To God SufficientStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithConfession of sin directly to God is fully sufficient for forgiveness; no human mediator is needed.Estimated, not verified
- Infant Baptism ProperStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithInfants and young children of believers should be baptized.Estimated, not verified
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