First Christian Church of Union
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
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What we believe Home About Staff Core Values Our History New Here What We Believe Essential Doctrines Restoration Movement Ministries Prayer Ministry Men's Ministry Women's Ministry Meaningful Moms Children & Youth Ministry New City Kids 212 Student Ministry Celebrate Recovery Missions Events Contacts FCCGO WHAT WE BELIEVE Our Statement of Faith We believe that the purpose of the church is recorded in God’s Word. It is our desire then, as a church family, to do everything which exalts God, equips believers, extends the love of Christ, and evangelizes the lost. In Essential Beliefs WeSource ↗
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About Us Home About Staff Core Values Our History New Here What We Believe Essential Doctrines Restoration Movement Ministries Prayer Ministry Men's Ministry Women's Ministry Meaningful Moms Children & Youth Ministry New City Kids 212 Student Ministry Celebrate Recovery Missions Events Contacts FCCGO ABOUT US Unique and Diverse Friendly and Familiar Undoubtedly, God has created each and every one of us for a specific reason. We believe that God has put together this church, one person at a time. While still being unique, we display a familiarity about us that will allow you to feel rSource ↗
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