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St. Michael Chapel
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Beliefs on file1231 positions
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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
- Baptism Is The Entry Into The ChurchStrongly affirmsTradition defaultBaptism is the rite of entry/incorporation into the visible church.Estimated, not verified
- Bishop Is Principle Of Local UnityStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe local church's unity and reality are constituted around its bishop celebrating the Eucharist.Estimated, not verified
- Bishop Of Rome Has Universal PrimacyStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe bishop of Rome (the pope) holds a divinely instituted primacy of jurisdiction over the whole church.Estimated, not verified
- Branch Theory Of The ChurchStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe one church currently subsists across several "branches" (e.g. Rome, the East, Anglicanism) that are all part of the true church despite separation.Estimated, not verified
- Calling Inward Sufficient Without OrdinationStrongly rejectsTradition defaultAn inward call and the recognition of fellow believers is sufficient to minister; formal ordination/credentialing is unnecessary.Estimated, not verified
- Charismatic Authority Supersedes OfficeStrongly rejectsTradition defaultDirect Spirit-anointing/charisma is a higher source of church authority than ordained office or institutional structure.Estimated, not verified
- Children Of Believers Are Church MembersStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe baptized children of believers are already members of the visible church/covenant community, not outsiders awaiting conversion.Estimated, not verified
- Church Authority Derives From Apostolic SuccessionStrongly affirmsTradition defaultLegitimate teaching and governing authority in the church descends through tactile apostolic succession of bishops.Estimated, not verified
- Church Discipline Should Be PracticedStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church should formally practice corrective discipline, up to exclusion, against unrepentant serious sin among members.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is ApostolicStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church is apostolic: it must stand in genuine continuity with the apostles' teaching and mission.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Body Of ChristStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church is the mystical Body of Christ, organically united to him as its head.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Catholic UniversalStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe 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 affirmsTradition defaultThe church is a divine institution founded by Christ, not merely a voluntary human association of like-minded believers.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Essentially VisibleStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church is essentially a single concrete, visible communion; "invisible church" is a misleading abstraction.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is HolyStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church is holy (set apart and sanctified by Christ) even though its members remain sinners.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Mixed BodyStrongly affirmsTradition defaultIn this age the visible church is a mixed body containing both genuine believers and the unregenerate (wheat and tares, sheep and goats together until the end).Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Necessary Mediator Of GraceStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSaving grace is normally mediated THROUGH the institutional church and its sacraments, not received apart from it.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is New Or True IsraelStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church is the continuation/fulfillment of Israel: the people of God now redefined around Christ (the "Israel of God").Estimated, not verified
- Church Is OneStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe true church is essentially ONE (a single body) despite outward divisions.Estimated, not verified
- Church Is Provisional Until KingdomAffirmsTradition defaultThe institutional church is a provisional, this-age reality that will give way to the consummated Kingdom, rather than itself being the final goal.Estimated, not verified
- Church Means The Local AssemblyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultIn the New Testament "church" refers primarily to the local visible congregation; the "universal church" is at most a future/heavenly assembly.Estimated, not verified
- Church Should Be Separate From The StateLeans toward rejectingTradition defaultThe church should be institutionally separate from the civil government: no established or state church.Estimated, not verified
- Church Should Shape Civil Society ChristendomAffirmsTradition defaultThe church rightly seeks to shape law, culture, and the civil order according to Christian principles (a Christianized society as a goal).Estimated, not verified
- Church Should Withdraw From Worldly SocietyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe faithful church should remain a distinct, separated community withdrawn from the institutions and entanglements of worldly society.Estimated, not verified
- Church Was Hidden Mystery Not In Old TestamentRejectsTradition defaultThe church is a "mystery" not foreseen in the Old Testament: a distinct parenthesis begun at Pentecost.Estimated, not verified
- Clergy Celibacy RequiredStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThose in the (higher) ordained ministry should be unmarried/celibate.Estimated, not verified
- Congregation Is Final Human AuthorityStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe gathered membership of the local church is the final human court of authority (decisions rest with the congregation, not clergy or courts).Estimated, not verified
- Congregational Polity Local Church AutonomousStrongly rejectsTradition defaultEach local congregation is self-governing and autonomous under Christ, answerable to no higher ecclesiastical authority.Estimated, not verified
- Connectional Polity Above LocalStrongly affirmsTradition defaultLocal churches are properly bound together under a wider connectional structure (conference, synod, communion) with real authority over them.Estimated, not verified
- Councils Subordinate To ScriptureStrongly rejectsTradition defaultChurch councils and creeds have real authority but may err and remain subordinate to Scripture.Estimated, not verified
- Denominations Are Acceptable DiversityStrongly rejectsTradition defaultDenominations are a legitimate and acceptable expression of Christian diversity, not a scandal to be overcome.Estimated, not verified
- Discipline Aims At RestorationStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe goal of church discipline is the restoration of the offender, not merely punishment or protecting the church's purity.Estimated, not verified
- Ecumenical Councils Are InfallibleStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe decisions of genuine ecumenical councils are infallible and irreformable for the whole church.Estimated, not verified
- Ecumenism Is Dangerous CompromiseRejectsTradition defaultThe organized ecumenical movement tends toward doctrinal compromise and should be resisted; separation from error is a duty.Estimated, not verified
- Efficacy Independent Of Ministers WorthinessStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe validity/efficacy of sacraments does not depend on the personal holiness of the minister (against Donatism).Estimated, not verified
- Episcopal Polity Is Divinely RequiredStrongly affirmsTradition defaultGovernment by bishops in apostolic succession is the divinely intended and necessary form of church order (jure divino episcopacy).Estimated, not verified
- Exclusive Organization Is Gods Only ChannelRejectsTradition defaultGod works and dispenses truth/salvation today through ONE specific visible organization, and being rightly related to it is essential.Estimated, not verified
- Excommunication Has Spiritual ConsequencesStrongly affirmsTradition defaultLawful excommunication actually binds in heaven: it carries real spiritual consequences, not merely social ones.Estimated, not verified
- Formal Membership Should Be RequiredRejectsTradition defaultThe church should have a defined, formal membership that one joins by a deliberate covenant or profession.Estimated, not verified
- Great Apostasy Then RestorationStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe true church largely apostatized after the apostolic age and had to be RESTORED in modern times through a new movement/prophet.Estimated, not verified
- Intercommunion With Other Churches PermittedStrongly rejectsTradition defaultIt is right to share the Eucharist/communion across denominational lines with other believing Christians (open communion).Estimated, not verified
- Invisible Church Is PrimaryStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe "real" church is the invisible company of all the elect/truly regenerate, known certainly only to God, of which any visible body is an imperfect expression.Estimated, not verified
- Israel And Church Remain Distinct PeoplesRejectsTradition defaultNational/ethnic Israel and the church are two distinct peoples of God with distinct promises; the church has not replaced Israel.Estimated, not verified
- Lay Ministry Can Lead Word And SacramentStrongly rejectsTradition defaultProperly recognized lay persons may lead worship and even administer the sacraments when needed, without ordination.Estimated, not verified
- Living Magisterium Authoritatively InterpretsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultA living teaching office (magisterium) authoritatively and bindingly interprets Scripture and Tradition for the whole church.Estimated, not verified
- Living Prophet Holds Keys TodayStrongly rejectsTradition defaultA living prophet/president holds the keys of authority and can give the church binding direction today.Estimated, not verified
- Local Church Fully Is The ChurchAffirmsTradition defaultEach 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 By Credible Profession OnlyStrongly rejectsTradition defaultChurch membership should be limited to those who give a credible personal profession of faith (a regenerate/believers' church).Estimated, not verified
- Membership In Visible Church NecessaryStrongly affirmsTradition defaultBelonging 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 affirmsTradition defaultThe ordained minister functions as a priest who offers a sacrifice (the Eucharist) on behalf of the people.Estimated, not verified
- Mission Includes Social Justice As IntegralStrongly affirmsTradition defaultWorking for social justice and the transformation of society is an integral, not optional, part of the church's mission.Estimated, not verified
- Mission Is Primarily Evangelism And Disciple MakingStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church's central mission is to proclaim the gospel and make disciples (the Great Commission as its defining task).Estimated, not verified
- No Clergy Laity DistinctionStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThere should be no distinct ordained clergy class; all believers minister equally without a separate office of pastor/priest.Estimated, not verified
- No Creed But The BibleStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe church should bind consciences to no creed, confession, or council: "no creed but Christ / the Bible alone."Estimated, not verified
- No Outward Sacraments Needed For The ChurchStrongly rejectsTradition defaultA true church need not practice outward water-baptism or the Lord's Supper at all; the inward reality suffices.Estimated, not verified
- Only Our Baptism Immersion Constitutes The ChurchStrongly rejectsTradition defaultOnly churches practicing the correct (e.g. believer's-immersion) baptism, in unbroken local succession, are true churches; others are not churches at all.Estimated, not verified
- Ordained Ministry Still Distinct OfficeStrongly affirmsTradition defaultEven 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 affirmsTradition defaultOrdination confers a sacramental, indelible priestly character empowering the minister to offer the Eucharist and absolve sins.Estimated, not verified
- Other Churches Have Real Grace And SacramentsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChristian bodies outside our own communion possess real (if imperfect) grace, valid baptism, and genuine churchly reality.Estimated, not verified
- Our Communion Is The One True ChurchStrongly affirmsTradition defaultOur 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 SalvationAffirmsTradition defaultThere is no salvation outside the (visible) church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus), strictly understood.Estimated, not verified
- Papacy Is Illegitimate CorruptionStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe papacy is a later, illegitimate human development: a corruption rather than Christ's design.Estimated, not verified
- Papal Primacy Honor Not JurisdictionStrongly rejectsTradition defaultAny primacy of Rome is at most a primacy of HONOR among equal bishops, not a primacy of governing jurisdiction.Estimated, not verified
- Parity Of Presbyters Bishop Equals ElderStrongly rejectsTradition defaultIn the New Testament "bishop" (episkopos) and "elder" (presbyteros) name the same office; there is no separate higher order of bishop.Estimated, not verified
- Petrine Office Perpetual In PopesStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChrist's commission to Peter ("upon this rock") established a perpetual office continued in the bishops of Rome.Estimated, not verified
- Plural Elder Rule Governs Local ChurchStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe local church should be led by a plurality of co-equal elders rather than by a single senior pastor or by congregational vote.Estimated, not verified
- Pope Is InfallibleStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe pope, under defined conditions (ex cathedra, on faith and morals), teaches infallibly.Estimated, not verified
- Presbyterian Polity Governance By Elders CourtsStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe church should be governed by presbyters (elders) acting collectively through graded courts (session, presbytery, synod, assembly).Estimated, not verified
- Priest Absolves SinsStrongly affirmsTradition defaultA priest, by power conferred in ordination, actually forgives/absolves sins in the sacrament of penance/confession.Estimated, not verified
- Priesthood Of All BelieversAffirmsTradition defaultEvery believer is a priest with direct access to God, with no need for a mediating human priest.Estimated, not verified
- Rightly Administered Sacraments Are A Mark Of The ChurchLeans toward affirmingTradition defaultThe true church is identified by the right administration of the sacraments (alongside the right preaching of the Word).Estimated, not verified
- Scripture Is Sole Final AuthorityStrongly rejectsTradition defaultScripture is the sole final authority for the church's faith and practice (sola scriptura); all other authorities are subordinate and fallible.Estimated, not verified
- Shunning Of Excommunicated RequiredRejectsTradition defaultMembers must socially shun/avoid those placed under the ban, including in ordinary daily relations.Estimated, not verified
- Theocratic Or Charismatic GovernanceStrongly rejectsTradition defaultThe church should be led directly by Spirit-anointed apostles/prophets whose governance carries divine authority over the congregation.Estimated, not verified
- Threefold Order Bishop Priest DeaconStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe ministry is rightly ordered in three distinct orders (bishop, presbyter/priest, and deacon) as the apostolic pattern.Estimated, not verified
- Tradition Is Coequal AuthorityStrongly affirmsTradition defaultSacred Tradition stands alongside Scripture as a co-equal source of binding revelation.Estimated, not verified
- True Church Existed Unbroken Through HistoryStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChrist's true church has existed continuously and visibly in every age since Pentecost, never wholly apostatizing.Estimated, not verified
- Unity Is Visible InstitutionalStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe church's God-willed unity must be a VISIBLE, institutional, communion-and-sacramental unity, not merely a spiritual bond among believers.Estimated, not verified
- Universal Church Is Primary RealityStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe universal church is the primary reality, and local congregations are its parts or outcroppings.Estimated, not verified
- Visible Reunion Is An ObligationStrongly affirmsTradition defaultChristians are obligated to pursue the visible, organic reunion of the divided churches.Estimated, not verified
- Women Excluded From Eldership Teaching MenStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe offices of elder/pastor and the authoritative teaching of men in the gathered church are reserved to qualified men.Estimated, not verified
- Women May Be Ordained Pastors PriestsStrongly rejectsTradition defaultWomen may be ordained to the pastoral/priestly office on the same basis as men.Estimated, not verified
- Worship Is The Churchs Highest PurposeStrongly affirmsTradition defaultThe worship and glorification of God (leitourgia) is the church's highest and defining purpose, above mission or fellowship.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
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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