Cornerstone Chuch of the Assemblies of God
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Inherited from denomination
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
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<!DOCTYPE html> Cornerstone Church - What We Believe top of page ABOUT What to Expect What We Believe Staff MINISTRIES All Ministries Kids Youth Prayer CONNECT GIVING SERMONS More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. We Believe: 01 The Scripture is Inspired by God The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct. 02 There is Only One True God The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth andSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Cornerstone Church - What To Expect top of page ABOUT What to Expect What We Believe Staff MINISTRIES All Ministries Kids Youth Prayer CONNECT GIVING SERMONS More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. What to Expect at Cornerstone Church You can expect to experience the personal, powerful presence of God. You can expect the full gospel of Jesus Christ to be presented. You can expect the Holy Spirit to speak clearly to us. You can expect caring, loving, praying, approachable pastors. You can expect genuine people who love the Lord and one another. Cornerstone ChurcSource ↗
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--> Cornerstone Church - What We Believe top of page ABOUT What to Expect What We Believe Staff MINISTRIES All Ministries Kids Youth Prayer CONNECT GIVING SERMONS More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. We Believe: 01 The Scripture is Inspired by God The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct. 02 There is Only One True God The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind.Source ↗
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