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Phillips Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
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Beliefs on file887 positions
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Showing 94 of 887 positions across 18 topics. Expand any topic to see the rest.
God & the Trinity53 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
Christ66 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 fall50 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 affirmsFrom their statement of faithAssurance 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 Spirit60 positions
- Anointing For Special MinistryNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit grants a special "anointing" empowering particular individuals for ministry beyond the common indwelling.Estimated, not verified
- Assurance Is Normal For BelieversNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithSettled assurance of salvation is normal and to be expected for genuine believers in this life.Estimated, not verified
- Believers Christians Can Be DemonizedNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithA genuine Christian can be demonized and require deliverance.Estimated, not verified
- Blasphemy Against Spirit UnforgivableStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThere is a specific sin against the Holy Spirit that is unforgivable.Estimated, not verified
- Cessation Tied To Apostolic OfficeStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe sign gifts were tied uniquely to the apostles' authenticating ministry and ceased when that office ended.Estimated, not verified
- Cessation Tied To Canon CompletionStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe sign gifts ceased specifically because the completed canon of Scripture made them unnecessary.Estimated, not verified
- Deliverance Ministry NormativeNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithCasting out demons (deliverance ministry) should be a normal, expected part of the church's ministry today.Estimated, not verified
- Filioque Double ProcessionStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit eternally proceeds from the Father AND the Son (filioque).Estimated, not verified
- Filling Is Repeatable CommandNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithBeing "filled with the Spirit" is a repeatable, commanded experience distinct from the one-time indwelling.Estimated, not verified
- Fruit More Than Gifts Is The EvidenceNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, etc.) is the truest evidence of the Spirit's presence, more than the spectacular gifts.Estimated, not verified
- Gift Of Healing ContinuesNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe gift of supernatural healing operates through believers today.Estimated, not verified
- Gifts Authenticated Revelation OnlyStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithMiraculous gifts functioned only to authenticate new revelation and have no ongoing purpose now that revelation is complete.Estimated, not verified
- Healing In The Atonement NowNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithPhysical healing is provided in Christ's atonement and may be claimed by faith in this life.Estimated, not verified
- Inner Light AuthoritativeNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit's direct inner light within each person is a primary and sufficient source of religious truth and direction.Estimated, not verified
- Lack Of Healing Implies Lack Of FaithNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithWhen prayed-for healing does not occur, the usual explanation is insufficient faith on the part of those involved.Estimated, not verified
- Miraculous Gifts CeasedStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe miraculous/sign gifts (prophecy, tongues, healings, miracles) ceased with the apostolic age and are not normative today.Estimated, not verified
- Modern Prophets Speak With Scripture AuthorityStrongly rejectsTradition defaultRecognized prophets today can speak with binding, Scripture-level authority over the church.Estimated, not verified
- Office Of Apostle Prophet RestoredStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe governing offices of apostle and prophet have been restored and should lead the church today.Estimated, not verified
- Oneness One Person Three ManifestationsStrongly rejectsTradition defaultGod is one indivisible person who manifests successively or simultaneously as Father, Son, and Spirit, rather than three eternally distinct persons.Estimated, not verified
- Public Tongues Require InterpretationNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithPublic tongues-speaking in the gathered assembly must be accompanied by interpretation or remain silent.Estimated, not verified
- Regeneration Monergistic By SpiritStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithRegeneration is monergistic: the Spirit gives new life before and apart from any cooperating act of the human will.Estimated, not verified
- Sanctification Is Spirit Empowered CooperationNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithSanctification is the Spirit's ongoing work in which the believer actively cooperates ("walk by the Spirit").Estimated, not verified
- Sinless Perfection AttainableNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithBy the Spirit, a believer may reach a state of entire freedom from conscious/willful sin in this life.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Active In CreationStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit was personally active in the creation of the world.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Baptism At ConversionStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithBaptism in/with the Holy Spirit happens at conversion and is identical with becoming a Christian: not a separate later event.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Baptism For Empowerment Not SalvationLeans toward affirmingTradition defaultSpirit-baptism is primarily for power/empowerment for witness and service, distinct from the saving work that makes one a believer.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Distinct HypostasisStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit is a distinct hypostasis/person, genuinely other than the Father and the Son, not merely a mode or aspect of the one God.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Effects RegenerationStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe new birth (regeneration) is a work the Holy Spirit accomplishes in the believer.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Empowers All Believers PriesthoodStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe Spirit gifts and empowers every believer for ministry (priesthood of all believers), not a clerical class alone.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Eternal And UncreatedStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit is eternal, without beginning, and shares the one uncreated divine nature.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit From Father Through SonAffirmsTradition defaultThe Spirit proceeds from the Father THROUGH the Son (per Filium), not from the Son as a co-cause.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Given Through Laying On Of HandsNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit is characteristically imparted or stirred up through the laying on of hands.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Gives Charisms To OfficesStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithOrdination/consecration confers a specific charism of the Spirit for church office (priest, bishop, presbyter).Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Gives Gifts Sovereignly Not By SeekingNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit distributes gifts sovereignly as He wills, so believers cannot simply claim or work up a particular gift.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Gives Inner AssuranceNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit gives believers a direct inner witness assuring them they are God's children.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Gives Personal Guidance DecisionsNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit personally guides believers in specific life decisions through inner promptings, peace, or impressions.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Grace Irresistible In ElectRejectsTradition defaultThe Spirit's saving, regenerating grace is ultimately irresistible in those God has chosen.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Guarantees Church InfallibilityStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit so guides the Church's official teaching that it can be preserved from error (infallibility) on matters of faith.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Guidance Subordinate To ScriptureStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithAny present-day prompting attributed to the Spirit must be tested by and remain subordinate to the written Scripture.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Homoousios With Father SonStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit is of the same essence (homoousios) as the Father and the Son.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Illumines ReaderStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit must internally illumine a reader for Scripture to be rightly understood and received as God's word.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Impersonal Divine EnergyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultWhat Scripture calls "the Holy Spirit" is best understood as God's impersonal power or presence-in-action rather than a third "who."Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Indwells Every BelieverStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithEvery true believer is permanently indwelt by the Holy Spirit from the moment of conversion.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Inspired ScriptureStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit is the divine author who inspired the writers of Scripture.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Is Created BeingStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe Holy Spirit is a created being or the highest creature, not eternal and uncreated.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Is Fully GodStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit is fully and truly God, equal in divine essence to the Father and the Son.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Is Personal AgentStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit is a distinct personal agent (who can be grieved, speaks, wills, and intercedes), not merely an impersonal force or energy.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Is World Soul Or ImmanentStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe Holy Spirit is essentially the immanent divine presence pervading nature and the cosmos (a world-indwelling Spirit) more than a transcendent personal third.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Proceeds From FatherStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit eternally proceeds from the Father.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Seals Believer PermanentlyStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit "seals" the believer as a permanent guarantee of final salvation that cannot be undone.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Speaks Through Church CouncilsStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit authoritatively speaks through the decisions of the Church's councils ("it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us").Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Subordinate In RankStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe Spirit is genuinely subordinate to the Father and the Son in rank or authority, not merely distinct in role.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Works Savingly Outside Visible ChurchLeans toward affirmingTradition defaultThe Spirit works savingly in people who are outside the visible institutional church, including beyond explicit Christian profession.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Worthy Of WorshipStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit is rightly worshiped and glorified together with the Father and the Son.Estimated, not verified
- Spiritual Gifts For Corporate EdificationStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSpiritual gifts exist primarily to build up the gathered body, not for individual display or status.Estimated, not verified
- Tongues Are Known Human LanguagesNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithWhen exercised genuinely, tongues are real, existing human languages (xenoglossy), not unintelligible utterance.Estimated, not verified
- Tongues As Private Prayer LanguageNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithTongues can function as a private prayer language for personal edification, not only as a public sign.Estimated, not verified
- Tongues Continue TodayNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe gift of speaking in tongues is given to believers today.Estimated, not verified
- Tongues Normative For All BelieversNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithEvery Spirit-filled believer can and should speak in tongues.Estimated, not verified
- Word Of Knowledge Supernatural TodayNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithThe Spirit gives supernatural "words of knowledge" (specific facts a person could not naturally know) to believers today.Estimated, not verified
The Church67 positions
- Apostolic Succession Required For Valid MinistryStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithA minister's ordination is only VALID if conferred by a bishop standing in apostolic succession.Estimated, not verified
- Apostolicity Is Doctrinal Not SuccessionalNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithApostolicity consists primarily in fidelity to apostolic DOCTRINE, not in an unbroken chain of ordinations from the apostles.Estimated, not verified
Sacraments & ordinances67 positions
- Anointing Sick Is A SacramentStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithAnointing of the sick with oil is a sacrament conveying grace, healing, and forgiveness to the seriously ill.Estimated, not verified
- Baptism Confers Holy SpiritStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe Holy Spirit is given/sealed to the recipient in water baptism itself.Estimated, not verified
Worship & liturgy37 positions
- Altar Call InvitationNo firm positionFrom their statement of faithA public invitation/altar call inviting people to come forward to receive Christ or rededicate is a fitting close to worship.Estimated, not verified
- Bowing And ProstrationStrongly rejectsTradition defaultBowing, prostration, or full physical reverence before the altar, icons, or sacrament is fitting in worship.Estimated, not verified
Last things36 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 FuturisticallyLeans toward affirmingTradition defaultThe prophecies of Daniel and Revelation should be read primarily as literal predictions of still-future events.Estimated, not verified
Scripture45 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 & science39 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 affirmsFrom their statement of faithAngels and other spiritual beings are part of God's created order, made by God.Estimated, not verified
Life & bioethics65 positions
- Abortion Gravely Wrong In PrincipleStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithDeliberately ending a pregnancy by killing the unborn is in itself a grave moral wrong.Estimated, not verified
- Abortion Permitted For Rape Or IncestStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithAbortion is morally permissible when the pregnancy results from rape or incest.Estimated, not verified
Sexuality & marriage49 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
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 Israel25 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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