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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
- Justification Can IncreaseStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithJustification admits of degrees and can increase through subsequent works and the sacraments.Estimated, not verified
- Justification Is TransformativeStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithJustification is fundamentally a real inner transformation (the infusing of righteousness that actually makes a person righteous) not just a verdict.Estimated, not verified
- Lost Salvation Can Be RegainedStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithSomeone who has fallen from grace can repent and be restored to salvation.Estimated, not verified
- Prayers For Dead Affect SalvationStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithPrayers, Masses, or almsgiving by the living can benefit the salvific state of the dead.Estimated, not verified
- Repentance Required For SalvationStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithRepentance (a real turning from sin) is required for salvation.Estimated, not verified
- Sacramental Initiation SavesStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithA person is incorporated into salvation chiefly through the Church's sacraments of initiation (baptism, confirmation/chrismation, Eucharist) rather than a personal decision.Estimated, not verified
- Sacraments Are Means Of GraceStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGod ordinarily dispenses saving grace through material sacraments/mysteries as effective channels.Estimated, not verified
- Sacraments Work Ex Opere OperatoStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithA rightly performed sacrament conveys its grace by the very fact of being performed (ex opere operato), not depending on the worthiness of the minister or recipient's merit.Estimated, not verified
- Salvation Is Lifelong ProcessStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithSalvation is fundamentally a lifelong process of being saved rather than a single completed event.Estimated, not verified
- Salvation Is MonergisticStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithSalvation is accomplished by God alone working in the person (monergism); the human will does not cooperate in the new birth.Estimated, not verified
- Salvation Is SynergisticStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithSalvation involves a genuine cooperation between God's grace and the human will (synergism).Estimated, not verified
- Satisfaction AnselmianStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithChrist's death rendered satisfaction to God's offended honor/justice for the debt of sin (Anselmian satisfaction).Estimated, not verified
- Treasury Of Merit IndulgencesStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Church can apply the superabundant merits of Christ and the saints (the "treasury of merit") to remit temporal punishment, e.g. through indulgences.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
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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