Church of Christ at Airport Loop
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Tension detected
A stance that departs from the denomination
The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.
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Churches of Christ denies.
This congregation affirms.
"The position of an elder is one of God given authority"Source ↗
Inherited from denomination
What Churches of Christ 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.
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.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeSTRONG1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34; historic apostolic practice.
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> About Us ‹ Church of Christ at Airport Loop Sundays at 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM; Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Menu Home About Us Our Leadership Calendar Online Resources Daily Bible Readings LinksTo Other Websites Articles Media Files Sermons Gospel Meetings Sunday Adult Bible Class Members Login Register Contact Us Send a Message Ask a Question About Us We are a group of Christians meeting at 1100 Airport Loop in Searcy, Arkansas. We are dedicated to worshiping and actively working as a congregation according to the teachings of Jesus Christ and His apostles. Christ is theSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Our Leadership ‹ Church of Christ at Airport Loop Sundays at 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM; Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Menu Home About Us Our Leadership Calendar Online Resources Daily Bible Readings LinksTo Other Websites Articles Media Files Sermons Gospel Meetings Sunday Adult Bible Class Members Login Register Contact Us Send a Message Ask a Question Our Leadership OUR ELDERS Gary Lawson Wayne Fancher Jason Henley Part of watching out for souls is protecting the congregation from false doctrine as well as providing teaching that is profitable to their spiritual growth. OurSource ↗
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About Us ‹ Church of Christ at Airport Loop Sundays at 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM; Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Menu Home About Us Our Leadership Calendar Online Resources Daily Bible Readings LinksTo Other Websites Articles Media Files Sermons Gospel Meetings Sunday Adult Bible Class Members Login Register Contact Us Send a Message Ask a Question About Us We are a group of Christians meeting at 1100 Airport Loop in Searcy, Arkansas. We are dedicated to worshiping and actively working as a congregation according to the teachings of Jesus Christ and His apostles. Christ is the head of the church (EphSource ↗
about
Our Leadership ‹ Church of Christ at Airport Loop Sundays at 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM; Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Menu Home About Us Our Leadership Calendar Online Resources Daily Bible Readings LinksTo Other Websites Articles Media Files Sermons Gospel Meetings Sunday Adult Bible Class Members Login Register Contact Us Send a Message Ask a Question Our Leadership OUR ELDERS Gary Lawson Wayne Fancher Jason Henley Part of watching out for souls is protecting the congregation from false doctrine as well as providing teaching that is profitable to their spiritual growth. Our elders are the overseerSource ↗
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