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Saint Patrick
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Beliefs on file1231 positions
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Showing 99 of 1231 positions across 18 topics. Expand any topic to see the rest.
God & the Trinity59 positions
- Analogical LanguageStrongly affirmsTradition defaultHuman language about God is analogical: true but never capturing God univocally as it captures creatures.Estimated, not verified
- Apophatic PriorityLeans toward affirmingTradition 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
Christ73 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 fall64 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 EquallyRejectsTradition 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
Salvation76 positions
- Active Obedience ImputedStrongly rejectsTradition 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 rejectsTradition defaultThe finally lost are ultimately destroyed/cease to exist rather than suffering everlasting conscious torment (annihilationism / conditional immortality).Estimated, not verified
The Holy Spirit57 positions
- Anointing For Special MinistryAffirmsTradition defaultThe Spirit grants a special "anointing" empowering particular individuals for ministry beyond the common indwelling.Estimated, not verified
- Assurance Is Normal For BelieversStrongly rejectsTradition defaultSettled assurance of salvation is normal and to be expected for genuine believers in this life.Estimated, not verified
The Church85 positions
- Apostolic Succession Required For Valid MinistryStrongly affirmsTradition defaultA minister's ordination is only VALID if conferred by a bishop standing in apostolic succession.Estimated, not verified
- Apostolicity Is Doctrinal Not SuccessionalStrongly rejectsTradition defaultApostolicity consists primarily in fidelity to apostolic DOCTRINE, not in an unbroken chain of ordinations from the apostles.Estimated, not verified
Sacraments & ordinances83 positions
- Age Of Accountability Before BaptismStrongly rejectsTradition defaultBaptism should wait until a person reaches an age of accountability and can repent and believe for themselves.Estimated, not verified
- Anointing For Healing PracticeStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church should anoint the sick with oil and pray over them for healing (per James 5).Estimated, not verified
Worship & liturgy71 positions
- Altar Call InvitationStrongly rejectsTradition defaultA public invitation/altar call inviting people to come forward to receive Christ or rededicate is a fitting close to worship.Estimated, not verified
- Altar Oriented ArchitectureStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe worship space should be ordered around an altar/holy table as its visual and theological focus.Estimated, not verified
Last things64 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
Scripture73 positions
- Authority Creeds SubordinateRejectsTradition defaultThe ecumenical creeds and confessions are authoritative only insofar as they faithfully summarize Scripture.Estimated, not verified
- Authority Holy Tradition OrthodoxAffirmsTradition defaultScripture is rightly read only within Holy Tradition: the Fathers, councils, liturgy, and consensus of the Church.Estimated, not verified
Revelation, creation & science51 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 & bioethics80 positions
- Abortifacient Contraception WrongStrongly affirmsTradition defaultMethods that can prevent implantation of an already-fertilized embryo (e.g., certain IUDs, emergency contraception) are morally equivalent to early abortion and impermissible.Estimated, not verified
- Abortion A Protected RightStrongly rejectsTradition defaultAccess to abortion is a fundamental right that should be legally protected.Estimated, not verified
Sexuality & marriage76 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 MarriageStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSome unions that appeared to be marriages were never valid marriages, and the church can rightly declare them null (annulment).Estimated, not verified
Society & politics65 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
- Almsgiving Is A Binding ObligationStrongly affirmsTradition defaultGiving to the poor is a binding moral obligation, not optional charity, and to withhold from the needy is a sin.Estimated, not verified
- Capital Punishment LegitimateRejectsTradition defaultThe civil authority may rightly execute criminals for grave crimes.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
- Christ Lord Over Every Sphere TransformationAffirmsTradition defaultChrist's lordship extends over every sphere of life (politics, economics, art, science) and Christians are called to bring all of them under his rule.Estimated, not verified
- Christian Socialism Faithful ApplicationRejectsTradition defaultSome form of socialism or collective ownership is the most faithful social application of the gospel.Estimated, not verified
- Christians May Be Conscientious ObjectorsAffirmsTradition defaultRefusing military service as a conscientious objector is a legitimate, even commendable, Christian stance.Estimated, not verified
- Christians Should Seek Public OfficeAffirmsTradition defaultIt is fitting for Christians to seek and hold civil office in order to govern justly.Estimated, not verified
- Christians Should Vote And Engage CivicallyStrongly affirmsTradition defaultActive civic participation (voting, advocacy, holding office) is a positive Christian duty in a free society.Estimated, not verified
- Church Must Pursue Racial Justice StructurallyAffirmsTradition defaultAddressing systemic and structural racial injustice (not only individual prejudice) is a necessary part of the church's mission.Estimated, not verified
- Church Should Pursue Structural JusticeStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church is called to confront and change unjust social structures (economic, racial, political), not only to convert and disciple individuals.Estimated, not verified
- Church Should Withdraw From Political PowerRejectsTradition defaultThe faithful church should largely withdraw from seeking or wielding state power, bearing witness as a distinct community rather than governing.Estimated, not verified
- Civil Disobedience Justified Against Unjust LawAffirmsTradition defaultChristians may, and sometimes must, disobey civil laws that command sin or are gravely unjust.Estimated, not verified
- Civil Government Ordained By GodStrongly affirmsTradition defaultCivil government is divinely instituted, and obedience to lawful authority is a Christian duty (Romans 13).Estimated, not verified
- Climate Change A Moral Priority For The ChurchAffirmsTradition defaultResponding to human-caused climate change is a pressing moral and justice issue the church must actively address.Estimated, not verified
- Common Good Is A Governing AimStrongly affirmsTradition defaultPolitical life should be ordered toward a shared "common good" that the state has positive responsibility to promote, not merely the protection of individual rights.Estimated, not verified
- Compromise With Opponents Morally PermissibleAffirmsTradition defaultPolitical compromise and coalition with non-Christians or ideological opponents is a legitimate and prudent way to pursue the common good.Estimated, not verified
- Consistent Life Ethic Links All KillingAffirmsTradition defaultFaithfulness requires a "consistent life ethic" opposing abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, and unjust war together as a single seamless garment.Estimated, not verified
- Creation Care A Christian DutyStrongly affirmsTradition defaultCaring for the natural environment is a genuine Christian moral responsibility flowing from the call to steward creation.Estimated, not verified
- Death Penalty For Many OffensesStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe civil law should impose the death penalty for a wide range of offenses specified in the Mosaic law (e.g. blasphemy, adultery, idolatry, sabbath-breaking).Estimated, not verified
- Democracy Most Consonant With The FaithAffirmsTradition defaultDemocratic, representative government is the political order most consonant with Christian convictions about human dignity and the limits of power.Estimated, not verified
- Distributism Widespread Ownership IdealAffirmsTradition defaultThe ideal economy is one of widely distributed small-scale ownership (family farms, small businesses, cooperatives), avoiding both big-capital and big-state concentration.Estimated, not verified
- Dominion Means Use Nature For Human BenefitRejectsTradition defaultThe dominion mandate means the earth's resources are given chiefly for human use and development, and exploiting them for human flourishing is good.Estimated, not verified
- Economic Systems Beyond Church CompetenceRejectsTradition defaultChoosing between economic systems is a prudential, political matter outside the church's proper teaching authority; the church should not endorse capitalism or socialism.Estimated, not verified
- Erastian State Governs The ChurchStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe civil magistrate rightly holds authority over the external governance of the church (appointments, councils, discipline of clergy).Estimated, not verified
- Ethnic Or National Identity God Ordained BoundaryStrongly rejectsTradition defaultGod ordains distinct nations/ethnic groups with boundaries that should be preserved, such that ethnic separateness has positive theological warrant.Estimated, not verified
- Free Market Capitalism Morally GoodLeans toward rejectingTradition defaultA free-market economy is the most just and morally sound economic order, broadly compatible with biblical principles.Estimated, not verified
- Giving Is Freewill Not A Fixed RuleAffirmsTradition defaultNew Testament giving is freewill, proportional, and cheerful, without a binding fixed percentage like the tithe.Estimated, not verified
- Gospel Is Chiefly Personal Not SocialRejectsTradition defaultThe gospel is essentially a message of individual reconciliation with God, and social transformation is at most a secondary by-product, not part of its core content.Estimated, not verified
- Holy War Or Crusade Can Be RighteousRejectsTradition defaultGod may sanction war as a holy or sacred cause, such that fighting it is itself an act of religious obedience or merit.Estimated, not verified
- Imminent End Reduces Environmental ConcernRejectsTradition defaultBecause this world is passing away and will be replaced, long-term stewardship of the earth is a lower priority than saving souls.Estimated, not verified
- Just War Criteria BindingStrongly affirmsTradition defaultA war may be just only if it meets defined criteria (just cause, legitimate authority, right intention, last resort, proportionality, reasonable hope, discrimination/non-combatant immunity).Estimated, not verified
- Lawful Oaths Are Permitted And ReverentAffirmsTradition defaultTaking a solemn oath before lawful authority, calling God to witness the truth, is a permitted and even reverent act.Estimated, not verified
- Lethal Violence Ever JustifiedStrongly affirmsTradition defaultIt can be morally legitimate for Christians to use lethal force under some circumstances (e.g. defense of the innocent, just war).Estimated, not verified
- Liberation God Sides With OppressedLeans toward affirmingTradition defaultGod acts in history specifically on the side of the oppressed against their oppressors, and the church's calling is to join that liberating work.Estimated, not verified
- Military Service Honorable VocationAffirmsTradition defaultServing in the armed forces is an honorable Christian vocation.Estimated, not verified
- Nation Should Be Officially ChristianRejectsTradition defaultA nation should publicly identify as Christian and order its laws, symbols, and institutions around the Christian faith ("Christian nation").Estimated, not verified
- Nations Have Right To Control BordersAffirmsTradition defaultA nation has a legitimate, God-permitted right to regulate its borders and limit immigration for the sake of order and the common good.Estimated, not verified
- Natural Law Grounds Public MoralityStrongly affirmsTradition defaultA natural moral law, knowable in principle by reason apart from special revelation, is a legitimate basis for civil law and public argument.Estimated, not verified
- Nonhuman Creation Has Intrinsic ValueAffirmsTradition defaultAnimals and the rest of creation have value to God in themselves, not merely instrumental value for humans.Estimated, not verified
- Nonresistance No Force Even In Self DefenseRejectsTradition defaultChristians must not resist evildoers with force even in personal self-defense ("turn the other cheek" taken as a binding command, not counsel).Estimated, not verified
- Pacifism Is The Christian NormRejectsTradition defaultNonviolence is the normative Christian way, binding on all believers, not merely a special vocation.Estimated, not verified
- Police Force Legitimate Christian CallingAffirmsTradition defaultPolice work, including the use of coercive force to maintain order, is a legitimate Christian calling.Estimated, not verified
- Political Outcomes Show Gods FavorRejectsTradition defaultPolitical and material success (electoral wins, national prosperity, victory) can be read as signs of God's blessing on a cause or nation.Estimated, not verified
- Political Quietism Focus On Inner LifeRejectsTradition defaultThe Christian's energy belongs primarily in personal holiness, evangelism, and the life to come rather than in political reform.Estimated, not verified
- Principled Pluralism State Protects Many FaithsAffirmsTradition defaultThe state should provide a fair, level public space for diverse religious and worldview communities rather than privileging Christianity or enforcing secularism.Estimated, not verified
- Private Property Divinely SanctionedAffirmsTradition defaultPrivate ownership of property is a God-given right that the state and church must respect and protect.Estimated, not verified
- Private Property Has Social MortgageStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe right to private property is conditioned by a duty to the common good, so that goods are meant to serve all and surplus wealth is owed to the needy.Estimated, not verified
- Prosperity Material Blessing For FaithStrongly rejectsTradition defaultGod wills material prosperity and physical health for faithful believers, and these can be claimed through faith and giving.Estimated, not verified
- Racism Is SinStrongly affirmsTradition defaultRacism (partiality and contempt on the basis of race or ethnicity) is a sin contrary to the gospel.Estimated, not verified
- Sanctity Of Life Top Political PriorityStrongly affirmsTradition defaultOpposing abortion and protecting unborn life should be among the highest priorities of Christian political engagement.Estimated, not verified
- Scripture Binding Social Political NormsAffirmsTradition defaultScripture provides binding, authoritative norms not only for personal conduct but for the ordering of society, economics, and the state.Estimated, not verified
- Solidarity With The Poor ObligatoryStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChristians are bound by a real obligation of solidarity with the poor and oppressed, such that their interests have a privileged claim ("preferential option for the poor").Estimated, not verified
- State Should Enforce True ReligionLeans toward rejectingTradition defaultThe civil government has a duty to recognize, establish, and protect the true religion (and may restrain public false worship).Estimated, not verified
- State Should Legislate Christian MoralityRejectsTradition defaultCivil law should reflect and enforce Christian moral standards on public matters (e.g. blasphemy, sabbath, vice), not merely a minimal shared morality.Estimated, not verified
- State Welfare Legitimate Means Of CareAffirmsTradition defaultGovernment provision for the poor (welfare, public healthcare, social insurance) is a legitimate and good way for a society to fulfill its duty to the needy.Estimated, not verified
- Subsidiarity Lowest Competent LevelStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSocial problems should be addressed at the most local competent level, with higher authorities intervening only when lower ones cannot cope (subsidiarity).Estimated, not verified
- Swearing Oaths Forbidden To ChristiansRejectsTradition defaultChristians must not swear oaths at all (taking "swear not at all" as a binding command), affirming with a simple yes or no instead.Estimated, not verified
- Theonomy Civil Law Should Follow Mosaic LawRejectsTradition defaultThe civil and judicial laws of the Old Testament (with their penalties) remain the standard for modern civil government.Estimated, not verified
- This World Order Largely IrredeemableRejectsTradition defaultThe present political and economic order is so fallen that the church should expect to witness against it rather than reform it, awaiting God's kingdom rather than building it.Estimated, not verified
- Tithing Ten Percent Is ObligatoryRejectsTradition defaultChristians are obligated to give a tithe (a tenth of income) to God's work as a binding standard.Estimated, not verified
- Usury Or Interest Morally ProblematicAffirmsTradition defaultLending money at interest (usury) is morally suspect or wrong, at least in its exploitative forms.Estimated, not verified
- Voluntary Poverty A Higher CallingAffirmsTradition defaultVoluntary poverty or radical simplicity is a holier and more Christlike way of life, to be honored above the pursuit of wealth.Estimated, not verified
- Wealth Itself Spiritually DangerousAffirmsTradition defaultRiches are inherently spiritually perilous, and the accumulation of wealth is a grave temptation the Christian should actively resist.Estimated, not verified
- Welcome The Stranger Binding DutyStrongly affirmsTradition defaultScripture's command to welcome the foreigner and care for the sojourner imposes a real Christian duty toward immigrants and refugees today. (This question does not consider any political orientation's specific definition of what constitutes a legitimate "immigrant" or "refugee.")Estimated, not verified
Angelology Demonology69 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
Anthropology65 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 Israel43 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
- Baptism Replaces Circumcision Covenant SignStrongly affirmsTradition defaultBaptism is the New Covenant counterpart to circumcision, marking entrance into the covenant community.Estimated, not verified
Mariology Saints77 positions
- All Believers Are SaintsRejectsTradition default"Saints" in the New Testament sense means all believers, not a special canonized class.Estimated, not verified
- Altar Relics Required Or ProperStrongly affirmsTradition defaultIt is fitting (or required) that altars contain the relics of saints.Estimated, not verified
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