High Point Assembly of God
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 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 | Highpoint AG Church top of page About Our Team What We Believe Position Papers Our Ministries Kids Youth Young Adults Men Women Senior Adults Couples Community Counseling Plan a Visit Events Calendar Prayer Serve Give Church App Resources How to become a Christian Online Bible Studies Local Guide More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths The Bible is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. This Statement of Fundamental Truths is intended simply as a basis of fellowship among us (i.e., that we aSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About | Highpoint AG Church top of page About Our Team What We Believe Position Papers Our Ministries Kids Youth Young Adults Men Women Senior Adults Couples Community Counseling Plan a Visit Events Calendar Prayer Serve Give Church App Resources How to become a Christian Online Bible Studies Local Guide More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Who We Are HighPoint AG Church began in 1943 as First Assembly of God Royse City. In 2009, we merged with Calvary Chapel as part of a revitalization of the church. We have renewed vision, energy, and a dream to build up the famSource ↗
about
--> About | Highpoint AG Church top of page About Our Team What We Believe Position Papers Our Ministries Kids Youth Young Adults Men Women Senior Adults Couples Community Counseling Plan a Visit Events Calendar Prayer Serve Give Church App Resources How to become a Christian Online Bible Studies Local Guide More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Who We Are HighPoint AG Church began in 1943 as First Assembly of God Royse City. In 2009, we merged with Calvary Chapel as part of a revitalization of the church. We have renewed vision, energy, and a dream to build up the families of RoyseSource ↗
beliefs
--> What We Believe | Highpoint AG Church top of page About Our Team What We Believe Position Papers Our Ministries Kids Youth Young Adults Men Women Senior Adults Couples Community Counseling Plan a Visit Events Calendar Prayer Serve Give Church App Resources How to become a Christian Online Bible Studies Local Guide More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths The Bible is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. This Statement of Fundamental Truths is intended simply as a basis of fellowship among us (i.e., that we all speak the sSource ↗
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