Immanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church
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What Orthodox Presbyterian Church 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.
Confessional standard: Westminster Confession of Faith · Westminster Larger Catechism · Westminster Shorter Catechism
Affirms
- 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.
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.
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical 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
- Believer's BaptismstandardPaedobaptist bodies practice adult baptism on credible profession where infant baptism was omitted, but do not consider it normative.
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
- Real PresencestandardCalvin's spiritual presence (genuinely present but not physically) is neither strong affirm nor deny; Anglican/Methodist typically hold a receptionist view.
- TheotokosweakConfessionally valid title (Ephesus is a received council) but not used devotionally; retained in liturgy where liturgy is retained.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
<!doctype html> Our Beliefs - Immanuel OPC Skip to content About Us Expand Get to Know Us Our Beliefs Leadership Tell Me the Gospel Ministries Expand All Ministries Adult Ministries Ministries We Support Sermons Contact Us Calendar Planning to Visit? Toggle Menu Our Beliefs The Westminster Standards are a comprehensive state of our beliefs. Westminster Confession of Faith Westminster Larger Catechism Westminster Shorter Catechism We believe that the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, is the infallible and inerrant word of God. We believe in and worship the one living and triune GSource ↗
about_us
<!doctype html> About - Immanuel OPC Skip to content About Us Expand Get to Know Us Our Beliefs Leadership Tell Me the Gospel Ministries Expand All Ministries Adult Ministries Ministries We Support Sermons Contact Us Calendar Planning to Visit? Toggle Menu About Immanuel Church is grounded in the biblical doctrines of the Protestant Reformation. We believe the Bible is the God’s Word to us, and that it’s central message is that sinner are saved by grace along, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone. In light of this, we gather every Lord’s Day, morning and evening, toSource ↗
about
About - Immanuel OPC Skip to content About Us Expand Get to Know Us Our Beliefs Leadership Tell Me the Gospel Ministries Expand All Ministries Adult Ministries Ministries We Support Sermons Contact Us Calendar Planning to Visit? Toggle Menu About Immanuel Church is grounded in the biblical doctrines of the Protestant Reformation. We believe the Bible is the God’s Word to us, and that it’s central message is that sinner are saved by grace along, through faith alone, in Christ alone, to the glory of God alone. In light of this, we gather every Lord’s Day, morning and evening, tSource ↗
beliefs
Our Beliefs - Immanuel OPC Skip to content About Us Expand Get to Know Us Our Beliefs Leadership Tell Me the Gospel Ministries Expand All Ministries Adult Ministries Ministries We Support Sermons Contact Us Calendar Planning to Visit? Toggle Menu Our Beliefs The Westminster Standards are a comprehensive state of our beliefs. Westminster Confession of Faith Westminster Larger Catechism Westminster Shorter Catechism We believe that the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, is the infallible and inerrant word of God. We believe in and worship the one living and triune God: Father, SonSource ↗
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