FaithBridge Church
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
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> What We Believe - FaithBridge Church MENU GIVE CONTACT HOME ABOUT US MESSAGES VISIT US INFO What We Believe FaithBridge Church is an Assemblies of God church and we believe… The Scriptures are God’s revelation to mankind. They are inspired by the Holy Spirit, infallible, and authoritative for faith and conduct. There is one God, creator of heaven and earth, who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God with us. He became flesh and lived a sinless human life, died as a atoning sacrifice for our sins, and by the poSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> ABOUT US - FaithBridge Church MENU GIVE CONTACT HOME ABOUT US MESSAGES VISIT US INFO Why Our Church COMMUNITY We have a strong sense of community at FaithBridge Church. Adults and children of all ages learn about their own faith and the role of the church in our community and worldwide. We look for ways to build each other up, pray with and for one another, and live our faith life together. Connect. Grow. Serve. The mission of our church is to connect people with Jesus and each other. Together we are learning what it means to be disciples and to make discipleSource ↗
about
ABOUT US - FaithBridge Church MENU GIVE CONTACT HOME ABOUT US MESSAGES VISIT US INFO Why Our Church COMMUNITY We have a strong sense of community at FaithBridge Church. Adults and children of all ages learn about their own faith and the role of the church in our community and worldwide. We look for ways to build each other up, pray with and for one another, and live our faith life together. Connect. Grow. Serve. The mission of our church is to connect people with Jesus and each other. Together we are learning what it means to be disciples and to make disciples, to be and produce learners and fSource ↗
mission
What We Believe - FaithBridge Church MENU GIVE CONTACT HOME ABOUT US MESSAGES VISIT US INFO What We Believe FaithBridge Church is an Assemblies of God church and we believe… The Scriptures are God’s revelation to mankind. They are inspired by the Holy Spirit, infallible, and authoritative for faith and conduct. There is one God, creator of heaven and earth, who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is God with us. He became flesh and lived a sinless human life, died as a atoning sacrifice for our sins, and by the power of the Spirit, rose from theSource ↗
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