Azle First Assemble of God
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
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What Assemblies of God USA teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officestandardVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Azle First Assembly of God - What We Believe Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Contact Connect Card Media Give I'm New Blog What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs Azle First Assembly of God is in fellowship with the General Council of the Assemblies of God. As a General Council Church, we adhere to the 16 Fundamental Truths , of which the following beliefs are adapted from. The Bible The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God (PsalSource ↗
mission
<!DOCTYPE html> Azle First Assembly of God - Mission and Vision Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Contact Connect Card Media Give I'm New Blog Mission & Vision Go therefore and make disciples... The Mission The mission of Azle First Assembly of God is the same mission Jesus gave his followers: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Vision The vision of Azle First Assembly of God is create a community of authentic believers and to witness a city transformed by the life changing reality ofSource ↗
mission
Azle First Assembly of God - What We Believe Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Contact Connect Card Media Give I'm New Blog What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs Azle First Assembly of God is in fellowship with the General Council of the Assemblies of God. As a General Council Church, we adhere to the 16 Fundamental Truths , of which the following beliefs are adapted from. The Bible The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God (Psalm 119; Matthew 4:4;Source ↗
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