Bethany Assembly of God
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A stance that departs from the denomination
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Assemblies of God USA denies.
This congregation affirms.
"Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation."Source ↗
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
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us Bethany Assembly of God - Hawaii Home Online Services Giving About Us Location Ministries Calendar Contact Us Come join us in worship! Bethany Assembly of God Church is a vibrant, loving family of believers with a desire to SEEK GOD, SERVE OTHERS, and SPREAD THE WORD . We are a full gospel church and we believe in: Experiencing and sharing God's unconditional love revealed through Jesus Christ; That the power and the gift of the Holy Spirit are very much a part of a healthy church today; ​ That worship is of great importance and is expressed with handsSource ↗
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About Us Bethany Assembly of God - Hawaii Home Online Services Giving About Us Location Ministries Calendar Contact Us Come join us in worship! Bethany Assembly of God Church is a vibrant, loving family of believers with a desire to SEEK GOD, SERVE OTHERS, and SPREAD THE WORD . We are a full gospel church and we believe in: Experiencing and sharing God's unconditional love revealed through Jesus Christ; That the power and the gift of the Holy Spirit are very much a part of a healthy church today; ​ That worship is of great importance and is expressed with hands lifted up, singing, playinSource ↗
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