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St Daniel Former School
Scottsdale: a neutral profile of what this congregation describes about its beliefs.
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Address7940 East Roosevelt Street, Scottsdale, AZ, 85257
Websitehttps://www.sdtp.net/
Statement of faithView the source document
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Beliefs on file60 positions
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Where they stand
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Showing 31 of 60 positions across 3 topics. Expand any topic to see the rest.
Salvation14 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
- 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
- Infant Baptism ProperStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithIt is right to baptize the infants/children of believers (or of the faithful community).Estimated, not verified
The Church23 positions
- Apostolic Succession Required For Valid MinistryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithA minister's ordination is only VALID if conferred by a bishop standing in apostolic succession.Estimated, not verified
- 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
- Bishop Is Principle Of Local UnityStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe local church's unity and reality are constituted around its bishop celebrating the Eucharist.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 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
- Church Is Catholic UniversalStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe church is catholic (universal): the whole company of Christ's people across all times and places, not confined to one nation, culture, or congregation.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Divinely InstitutedStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe church is a divine institution founded by Christ, not merely a voluntary human association of like-minded believers.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Necessary Mediator Of GraceStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithSaving grace is normally mediated THROUGH the institutional church and its sacraments, not received apart from it.Estimated, not verified
- Connectional Polity Above LocalStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithLocal churches are properly bound together under a wider connectional structure (conference, synod, communion) with real authority over them.Estimated, not verified
- Efficacy Independent Of Ministers WorthinessStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe validity/efficacy of sacraments does not depend on the personal holiness of the minister (against Donatism).Estimated, not verified
- Living Magisterium Authoritatively InterpretsStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithA living teaching office (magisterium) authoritatively and bindingly interprets Scripture and Tradition for the whole church.Estimated, not verified
- Local Church Fully Is The ChurchStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithEach rightly-gathered local church is fully and not merely partially "the church": the whole church is present where the people gather with the Word and sacraments (or, for some, the Eucharist with the bishop).Estimated, not verified
- Membership In Visible Church NecessaryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithBelonging to the visible, organized church is normally necessary for the Christian life, not an optional add-on to private faith.Estimated, not verified
- Ministry Is Sacrificing PriesthoodStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe ordained minister functions as a priest who offers a sacrifice (the Eucharist) on behalf of the people.Estimated, not verified
- Mission Is Primarily Evangelism And Disciple MakingStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThe church's central mission is to proclaim the gospel and make disciples (the Great Commission as its defining task).Estimated, not verified
- Ordained Ministry Still Distinct OfficeStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithEven granting the priesthood of all believers, an ordained ministry remains a distinct, divinely warranted office, not merely a functional convenience.Estimated, not verified
- Ordination Confers Sacramental PriesthoodStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithOrdination confers a sacramental, indelible priestly character empowering the minister to offer the Eucharist and absolve sins.Estimated, not verified
- Our Communion Is The One True ChurchStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithOur own communion IS the one true church Christ founded; others are separated or deficient bodies, not equal branches.Estimated, not verified
- Outside The Church No SalvationStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithThere is no salvation outside the (visible) church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus), strictly understood.Estimated, not verified
- Priest Absolves SinsStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithA priest, by power conferred in ordination, actually forgives/absolves sins in the sacrament of penance/confession.Estimated, not verified
- Priesthood Of All BelieversStrongly rejectsFrom their statement of faithEvery believer is a priest with direct access to God, with no need for a mediating human priest.Estimated, not verified
- Tradition Is Coequal AuthorityStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithSacred Tradition stands alongside Scripture as a co-equal source of binding revelation.Estimated, not verified
- True Church Existed Unbroken Through HistoryStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithChrist's true church has existed continuously and visibly in every age since Pentecost, never wholly apostatizing.Estimated, not verified
Sacraments & ordinances23 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
- Baptism Remits Original SinStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithBaptism removes the guilt of original sin.Estimated, not verified
- Baptismal RegenerationStrongly affirmsFrom their statement of faithIn baptism God regenerates the recipient: the new birth/washing away of sin actually occurs in the rite.Estimated, not verified
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