East Forty Church of Christ
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 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
<!DOCTYPE html> Our Beliefs Skip to content Facebook Instagram YouTube Welcome About Us Staff & Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Sunday Morning E40 Monthly Newsletter Calendar Ministries E40 Kids Youth Ministry Adult Ministries Preschool Community Login (CCB) Give Our Beliefs We believe in the one true God; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit . We believe in God the Father, Creator of all things visible and invisible. We believe in Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, the eternal Word of God, and the on Savior. We believe Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and boSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us Skip to content Facebook Instagram YouTube Welcome About Us Staff & Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Sunday Morning E40 Monthly Newsletter Calendar Ministries E40 Kids Youth Ministry Adult Ministries Preschool Community Login (CCB) Give About Us STAFF & LEADERSHIP WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR MISSION Mountain Top, France 7522 East Pike, Norwich, OH 43767 (740) 872-3711 office@east40.church East 40 Christian Preschool (740) 923-5036 eastfortycp@gmail.com Facebook Instagram YouTube Welcome About Us Staff & Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Sunday Morning ESource ↗
mission
Our Mission Skip to content Facebook Instagram YouTube Welcome About Us Staff & Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Sunday Morning E40 Monthly Newsletter Calendar Ministries E40 Kids Youth Ministry Adult Ministries Preschool Community Login (CCB) Give Our Mission For God. For You. We believe that Jesus summed up everything we are supposed to do into two commandments (Matthew 22). Firstly, He says to Love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. So at East 40, we are For God . We are for His fame, for His agenda in the world, and for His will in our lives. Secondly, Jesus says that we are love ouSource ↗
beliefs
Our Beliefs Skip to content Facebook Instagram YouTube Welcome About Us Staff & Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Sunday Morning E40 Monthly Newsletter Calendar Ministries E40 Kids Youth Ministry Adult Ministries Preschool Community Login (CCB) Give Our Beliefs We believe in the one true God; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit . We believe in God the Father, Creator of all things visible and invisible. We believe in Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, the eternal Word of God, and the on Savior. We believe Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. JesSource ↗
about
About Us Skip to content Facebook Instagram YouTube Welcome About Us Staff & Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Sunday Morning E40 Monthly Newsletter Calendar Ministries E40 Kids Youth Ministry Adult Ministries Preschool Community Login (CCB) Give About Us STAFF & LEADERSHIP WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR MISSION Mountain Top, France 7522 East Pike, Norwich, OH 43767 (740) 872-3711 office@east40.church East 40 Christian Preschool (740) 923-5036 eastfortycp@gmail.com Facebook Instagram YouTube Welcome About Us Staff & Leadership Our Beliefs Our Mission Sunday Morning E40 Monthly Newsletter Calendar MinistSource ↗
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