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Phillips Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist / Wesleyan: a neutral profile of what this congregation describes about its beliefs.
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Websitehttps://evergreenflowers.com/
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TraditionMethodist / WesleyanAbout →
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Beliefs on file887 positions
Statement of faithPublished →
Where they stand
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Showing 73 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
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
- Barth No Natural TheologyStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithThere is no genuine knowledge of God available through nature or human reason apart from God's revelation in Jesus Christ.Estimated, not verified
- Creation Continuous Creatio ContinuaRejectsTradition defaultGod is best understood as creating continuously and in cooperation with an evolving, partly self-creating world (creatio continua), rather than as having finished creation.Estimated, not verified
- Creation Ex NihiloStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGod created the universe out of nothing (ex nihilo), not from pre-existing matter.Estimated, not verified
- Creation Ongoing ProvidenceStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGod continually sustains the universe in being; creation is not merely a past event but an ongoing dependence on God.Estimated, not verified
- Creation Purposeful TeleologyStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithCreation has a real divine purpose and direction (telos), not merely the appearance of order arising from undirected processes.Estimated, not verified
- Day Age InterpretationStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe "days" of Genesis 1 represent long ages or epochs, allowing for an old earth while keeping the sequence broadly historical.Estimated, not verified
- Deism No Special RevelationStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithGod created the world and established its laws but does not intervene with miracles or verbal revelation; he is known through reason and nature alone.Estimated, not verified
- Environmental Stewardship Creation CareStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithCaring for the created order (environmental stewardship) is a genuine theological duty flowing from the doctrine of creation.Estimated, not verified
- Evidentialist ApologeticsStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithChristian faith can and should be defended by appeal to publicly assessable evidence (historical, scientific, philosophical) weighed like any other claim.Estimated, not verified
- Evolution Unguided No GodStrongly rejectsTradition defaultBiological evolution is an entirely unguided, purposeless process requiring no divine involvement of any kind.Estimated, not verified
- Fine Tuning Design EvidenceStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe fine-tuning of the universe's physical constants is real evidence of intelligent design or a divine designer.Estimated, not verified
- General Revelation ConscienceStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe human conscience and moral sense are a form of God's revelation, giving real knowledge of right and wrong written on the heart.Estimated, not verified
- General Revelation RealStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGod genuinely reveals something of himself through the natural world and the created order, apart from Scripture.Estimated, not verified
- Genesis Ancient Cosmology AccommodatedStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGenesis communicates theological truth using the cosmological assumptions of its ancient Near Eastern setting (a solid firmament, waters above), which need not be taken as literal science.Estimated, not verified
- Genesis Framework LiteraryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGenesis 1 is structured as a literary framework (a topical/poetic arrangement of "forming" and "filling" days) rather than a chronological log of 24-hour periods.Estimated, not verified
- Genesis Intended As HistoryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGenesis 1-3 is intended as an account of actual historical events, not primarily as theological symbol, poetry, or myth.Estimated, not verified
- Genesis Two Accounts ComplementaryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe two creation accounts (Genesis 1 and Genesis 2) are fully harmonizable as a single consistent literal sequence.Estimated, not verified
- God Sole CreatorStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe one triune God is the sole creator of everything that exists, including all spiritual and material reality.Estimated, not verified
- Historical Adam EveStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAdam and Eve were real, historical individuals, the literal first human beings.Estimated, not verified
- Historical Fall EventStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe fall of humanity into sin was a real historical event by the first humans, not merely a symbol of the universal human condition.Estimated, not verified
- Humanity MonogenismStrongly affirmsTradition defaultAll human beings descend from a single original couple (monogenism).Estimated, not verified
- Image Of God SpecialStrongly affirmsTradition defaultHumans bear the image of God in a way that sets them qualitatively apart from all other animals, by a special divine act or endowment.Estimated, not verified
- Intelligent Design DetectableAffirmsTradition defaultCertain features of biology exhibit "irreducible" or "specified" complexity that is best explained by intelligent design and could not arise by unguided evolution.Estimated, not verified
- Material Creation GoodStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe material, physical world is intrinsically good as God made it, not evil, illusory, or a prison for the soul.Estimated, not verified
- Miracles Continue TodayStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGod still performs miracles today (healings, signs, answered prayer beyond natural explanation) as he did in biblical times.Estimated, not verified
- Miracles Possible In PrincipleStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithGod can and does act in the world in ways that supersede or suspend ordinary natural causes (genuine miracles are possible).Estimated, not verified
- Natural Knowledge Of God Saving InsufficientStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithWhatever knowledge of God nature provides is insufficient for salvation; saving knowledge requires special revelation in Christ and Scripture.Estimated, not verified
- Natural Theology Proofs ValidStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithRational arguments (e.g., cosmological, teleological, moral) can validly demonstrate, or strongly support, the existence of God from observable reality.Estimated, not verified
- Physical Death Human Consequence Of SinStrongly affirmsTradition defaultHuman physical death is a consequence of sin; humans were created to be immortal in body and would not have died apart from the fall.Estimated, not verified
- Providence Through Natural LawStrongly affirmsTradition defaultGod ordinarily acts through natural laws and secondary causes, which are themselves his ongoing governance, rather than by frequent direct intervention.Estimated, not verified
- Resurrection Bodily HistoricalStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe resurrection of Jesus was a real, bodily, historical event, not merely a symbol of hope or the disciples' inner experience.Estimated, not verified
- Science Faith ConcordismAffirmsTradition defaultProperly interpreted Scripture and properly conducted science will agree, and apparent conflicts arise from misreading one or the other.Estimated, not verified
- Science Faith Integration DialogueStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithScience and theology should be actively integrated in mutual dialogue, each informing and enriching the other's understanding of reality.Estimated, not verified
- Scientific Consensus Generally ReliableStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe settled consensus of the natural sciences (e.g., on the age of the universe, common descent, the fossil record) is generally trustworthy.Estimated, not verified
- Scripture Overrides ScienceStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithWhen the plain teaching of Scripture conflicts with a scientific consensus, Scripture must be followed and the science rejected or reinterpreted.Estimated, not verified
- Special Revelation NecessaryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithA clear and reliable knowledge of God and his saving purposes requires God's special, verbal self-revelation, not merely general revelation.Estimated, not verified
- Universe Eternal No BeginningStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe universe (or some physical reality) is eternal and had no absolute beginning.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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