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Orlean Church
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Beliefs on file851 positions
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Showing 84 of 851 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 fall42 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
Salvation49 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
- Annihilationism Conditional ImmortalityStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe finally lost are ultimately destroyed/cease to exist rather than suffering everlasting conscious torment (annihilationism / conditional immortality).Estimated, not verified
The Holy Spirit43 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
- Baptism Is The Entry Into The ChurchStrongly affirmsTradition defaultBaptism is the rite of entry/incorporation into the visible church.Estimated, not verified
- Bishop Of Rome Has Universal PrimacyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe bishop of Rome (the pope) holds a divinely instituted primacy of jurisdiction over the whole church.Estimated, not verified
Sacraments & ordinances42 positions
- Age Of Accountability Before BaptismStrongly affirmsTradition defaultBaptism should wait until a person reaches an age of accountability and can repent and believe for themselves.Estimated, not verified
- 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
Worship & liturgy32 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 things50 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
- All Will Finally Be SavedStrongly rejectsTradition defaultIn the end all rational creatures will be reconciled to God and none will be finally lost (universal reconciliation/apokatastasis).Estimated, not verified
- Antichrist Is A Future Individual World RulerRejectsTradition defaultA specific future individual (the antichrist / man of lawlessness / beast) will arise as a world ruler before the end.Estimated, not verified
- Antichrist Is The Papacy Or An InstitutionStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe "antichrist" / "beast" is best identified with an ongoing institution (historically, the papal office) rather than a single future man.Estimated, not verified
- Apocalyptic Prophecy Read Literally FuturisticallyRejectsTradition defaultThe prophecies of Daniel and Revelation should be read primarily as literal predictions of still-future events.Estimated, not verified
- Beatific Vision Seeing God DirectlyAffirmsTradition defaultThe supreme reward of the redeemed is the direct, face-to-face vision of God himself (the beatific vision).Estimated, not verified
- Christ Returns After A Golden AgeStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe gospel will gradually Christianize the world, producing a long age of righteousness and peace, after which Christ returns.Estimated, not verified
- Christ Returns Before The MillenniumStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChrist returns bodily before the millennial kingdom and personally inaugurates it on earth.Estimated, not verified
- Christ Returns Personally BodilyStrongly affirmsTradition defaultJesus Christ will return personally, visibly, and bodily to the earth at a future point in history.Estimated, not verified
- Church Will Endure The TribulationStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church will be present on earth during the final tribulation and will be preserved through it rather than removed from it.Estimated, not verified
- Conscious With Christ After DeathStrongly rejectsTradition defaultAt death the believer's soul consciously enters the presence of Christ and remains aware while awaiting the bodily resurrection.Estimated, not verified
- Date Or Season Of The End Can Be CalculatedRejectsTradition defaultIt is possible, by study of prophecy, to calculate or closely estimate the time of the end.Estimated, not verified
- Degrees Of Reward And PunishmentRejectsTradition defaultIn the final state there are real differences of degree: greater and lesser rewards for the saved, greater and lesser punishment for the lost.Estimated, not verified
- Devil And Demons Eternally PunishedRejectsTradition defaultSatan and the fallen angels are consigned to eternal punishment in the lake of fire.Estimated, not verified
- Final Judgment Of All HumanityStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThere will be a final judgment at which all people are judged by Christ and assigned their eternal destinies.Estimated, not verified
- Final State Is Earthly EmbodiedStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe eternal destiny of the redeemed is embodied life on a renewed earth, not a disembodied existence in a non-material heaven.Estimated, not verified
- Final State Is Heavenly Spiritual Not EarthlyRejectsTradition defaultThe ultimate home of the saved is a heavenly, spiritual realm rather than a physical renewed earth.Estimated, not verified
- Future Bodily Resurrection Of The DeadStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThere will be a future, literal resurrection of the body: the dead raised with transformed physical bodies.Estimated, not verified
- Future Seven Year TribulationLeans toward rejectingTradition defaultA specific future seven-year period of unprecedented tribulation (often tied to Daniel's seventieth week) remains to be fulfilled.Estimated, not verified
- Hell Is Eternal Conscious TormentStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe finally unrepentant suffer conscious punishment in hell that continues without end.Estimated, not verified
- Hopeful Universalism Without CertaintyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultWhile not asserting it as doctrine, one may legitimately hope and pray that all may ultimately be saved.Estimated, not verified
- Immortality Conditional Gift To RedeemedStrongly affirmsTradition defaultImmortality is not innate but is given by God only to the saved; the lost do not possess unending existence.Estimated, not verified
- Immortality Of Soul Not Bodily ResurrectionStrongly rejectsTradition defaultFinal hope is essentially the immortality of the soul in a spiritual realm, not the raising and transformation of the physical body.Estimated, not verified
- Intermediate State Disembodied SoulStrongly rejectsTradition defaultBetween death and the resurrection the person exists as a disembodied soul, separated from the body that awaits raising.Estimated, not verified
- Judgment By Works For Believers RewardsAffirmsTradition defaultBelievers will be judged for their works to determine differing degrees of reward (while their salvation itself is secure).Estimated, not verified
- Limbo For Unbaptized InfantsStrongly rejectsTradition defaultUnbaptized infants who die occupy a state of natural happiness apart from the beatific vision (the "limbo of infants").Estimated, not verified
- Lost Are Annihilated Cease To ExistStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe finally lost are ultimately destroyed and cease to exist rather than suffering unending conscious torment (annihilationism/conditional immortality).Estimated, not verified
- Millennial Temple And Sacrifices RestoredStrongly rejectsTradition defaultA future millennial temple with a restored sacrificial system (memorial in nature) will function during Christ's earthly reign.Estimated, not verified
- Millennium Is Literal Thousand YearsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe thousand-year reign of Christ (Revelation 20) denotes a literal, future, earthly period of roughly a thousand years.Estimated, not verified
- Modern State Of Israel Prophetically SignificantRejectsTradition defaultThe founding and existence of the modern political State of Israel is a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.Estimated, not verified
- New Heavens New Earth Renewal Of This CreationStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe present creation will be renewed, redeemed, and transformed (not annihilated and replaced) into the new heavens and new earth.Estimated, not verified
- No Separate Rapture DoctrineStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThere is no distinct "rapture" doctrine at all; the New Testament describes one return of Christ at which the living and the dead are gathered together.Estimated, not verified
- Observable Signs Will Signal The Nearness Of The EndStrongly affirmsTradition defaultIdentifiable signs (wars, earthquakes, gospel preached to all nations, rise of deception) will mark the approach of the end and can be discerned.Estimated, not verified
- Parousia Accompanied By Cosmic SignsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChrist's return will be accompanied by literal cosmic upheaval: darkened sun, falling stars, and visible glory seen by all.Estimated, not verified
- Particular Judgment At DeathRejectsTradition defaultEach soul faces a "particular judgment" determining its provisional destiny immediately at death, distinct from the general judgment at the end.Estimated, not verified
- Purgatory Purifies Before GloryStrongly rejectsTradition defaultMany of the saved undergo a purifying process after death (purgatory) before entering the fullness of heaven.Estimated, not verified
- Rapture Before The TribulationStrongly rejectsTradition defaultBelievers will be removed from the earth before a future seven-year tribulation period begins (pretribulationism).Estimated, not verified
- Rapture Could Be Secret Or InvisibleStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe catching-up of believers may be a sudden, partly secret event in which people vanish before the watching world.Estimated, not verified
- Rapture Distinct From Second ComingStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThere is a "rapture" (a catching-up of living believers to meet Christ) that is a distinct event, separated in time from his visible return to earth.Estimated, not verified
- Resurrection Body Is Physical ContinuousAffirmsTradition defaultThe resurrection body is a real, physical body in genuine continuity with the body that died, though glorified and incorruptible.Estimated, not verified
- Return Already Occurred Ad70Strongly rejectsTradition defaultThe decisive "coming of the Son of Man" prophesied in the Gospels was fulfilled in the events surrounding the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, not a still-future event.Estimated, not verified
- Return Is Imminent Any MomentRejectsTradition defaultChrist's return could occur at any moment, with no remaining prophecy that must be fulfilled first.Estimated, not verified
- Revelation Charts Church History Age By AgeStrongly affirmsTradition defaultRevelation symbolically charts the course of church history from the apostles to the end, age by age.Estimated, not verified
- Saints Reign On Earth In MillenniumRejectsTradition defaultResurrected and/or transformed believers will reign with Christ on a renewed earth during the millennial period.Estimated, not verified
- Second Coming Is Symbolic Not EventStrongly rejectsTradition defaultLanguage about Christ's "return" is best understood symbolically (as the ongoing triumph of his cause or spiritual presence) rather than as a single future historical event.Estimated, not verified
- Soul Naturally ImmortalStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe human soul is inherently immortal by nature and cannot cease to exist.Estimated, not verified
- Soul Sleep Until ResurrectionStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe dead are unconscious ("asleep") and have no awareness or experience until they are raised at the resurrection.Estimated, not verified
- Two Resurrections Separated By MillenniumStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThere are two distinct resurrections: the righteous raised before the millennium and the rest raised after it.Estimated, not verified
- We Are Living In The Last Days NowStrongly affirmsTradition defaultWe are currently living in the biblically described "last days."Estimated, not verified
- World Worsens Into Apostasy Before ReturnStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe age will end in increasing apostasy, deception, and tribulation rather than in a Christianized golden age.Estimated, not verified
Scripture48 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 & science47 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 & bioethics59 positions
- Abortion Gravely Wrong In PrincipleLeans toward affirmingTradition defaultDeliberately ending a pregnancy by killing the unborn is in itself a grave moral wrong.Estimated, not verified
- Abortion Permitted For Fetal AnomalyLeans toward affirmingTradition defaultAbortion is morally permissible when the fetus has a severe anomaly or a condition incompatible with 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 & politics48 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 Demonology47 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 FallStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe angelic rebellion occurred before the fall of humanity, and the serpent's temptation issued from an already-fallen angel.Estimated, not verified
Anthropology45 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 Israel38 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 Saints62 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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