NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN CENTER ASSEMBLY OF GOD
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Assemblies of God USA denies.
This congregation affirms.
"The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements --bread and the fruit of the vine-- is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ"Source ↗
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> New Beginnings Christian Fellowship - What We Believe New Beginnings Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Leadership Contact Connect Small Groups Media Give I'm New Our Core Beliefs 16 Fundamental Truths The Scriptures Inspired The One True God The Deity of Lord Jesus Christ The Fall of Man The Salvation of Man The Ordinances of the Church The Baptism in the Holy Spirit The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit Sanctification The Church and Its Mission The Ministry Divine Healing The Blessed Hope The Millennial Reign of Christ The Final JudgeSource ↗
mission
<!DOCTYPE html> New Beginnings Christian Fellowship - Mission and Vision New Beginnings Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Leadership Contact Connect Small Groups Media Give I'm New NBCF Love God. Love People. Tell People. About Us New Beginnings Christian Fellowship is an Assemblies of God church based in Gibson City, IL dedicated to reaching those not only in communities that surround us, but also those around the world. Mission & Vision We exist to love God, love People and tell People the good news of Jesus Christ. About New Beginnings Christian Fellowship is an AssembliesSource ↗
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