Warrensburg Church of Christ
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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
statement_of_faith
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about_us
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beliefs
Beliefs - WARRENSBURG CHURCH OF CHRIST Skip to content WARRENSBURG CHURCH OF CHRIST Home About Beliefs Sermons Ministries WARRENSBURG CHURCH OF CHRIST Toggle Menu Beliefs Home / Beliefs What we believe At the Warrensburg Church of Christ, we believe… … that the Bible is the inspired word of God – a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. ( 2 Timothy 3:16 & Psalm 119:105 ) … that Jesus Christ is the one and only Son of God, who died for our sins and arose from the dead. ( 1 Corinthians 15: 1-8 & John 3:16 ) … that forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life are available to all whSource ↗
about
About - WARRENSBURG CHURCH OF CHRIST Skip to content WARRENSBURG CHURCH OF CHRIST Home About Beliefs Sermons Ministries WARRENSBURG CHURCH OF CHRIST Toggle Menu About Us With God’s inspired word as our guide, we strive to follow the New Testament pattern for conversion, worship and Christian life. We want to be simply Christian in the things we do in service to the Lord. We seek to study God’s word and practice what we find in its pages. The Lord left the disciples, and ultimately the church, with a mission – “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creationSource ↗
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