First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Oak Ridge
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 Christian Church (Disciples 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
- Infant BaptismSTRONGWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- 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.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- 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
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsweakNo unified national stance.
- 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 | First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Home Sunday Sunday Morning Worship Worship & Wonder Prayer About Us Principles for Our Common Life Congregational History Staff Outreach Donate Contact Us Select Page About Us Principles for Our Common Life – This is a list of statements about how this congregation intends to live out our expressed identity of “Sharing God’s Word and Living God’s Love.” These Principles were developed as a group effort by our congregation’s leaders, and they were adopted by our congregation with a unanimous voteSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Principles for Our Common Life | First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Home Sunday Sunday Morning Worship Worship & Wonder Prayer About Us Principles for Our Common Life Congregational History Staff Outreach Donate Contact Us Select Page Principles for Our Common Life “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” ( Mat. 22:37-39 ) In order to “share God’s Word,” we affirmSource ↗
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About Us | First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Home Sunday Sunday Morning Worship Worship & Wonder Prayer About Us Principles for Our Common Life Congregational History Staff Outreach Donate Contact Us Select Page About Us Principles for Our Common Life – This is a list of statements about how this congregation intends to live out our expressed identity of “Sharing God’s Word and Living God’s Love.” These Principles were developed as a group effort by our congregation’s leaders, and they were adopted by our congregation with a unanimous vote. Staff – We recognize all who pledge tSource ↗
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Principles for Our Common Life | First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Home Sunday Sunday Morning Worship Worship & Wonder Prayer About Us Principles for Our Common Life Congregational History Staff Outreach Donate Contact Us Select Page Principles for Our Common Life “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” ( Mat. 22:37-39 ) In order to “share God’s Word,” we affirm that: 1. The Bible offers Good News andSource ↗
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