Kezar Falls Assembly of God
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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
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us – Kezar Falls Assembly of God Home About Us Our History Our Lead Pastor Ministries Sermons News Contact Give Menu About Us We’re a Christ-centered congregation on a mission to love God and our neighbors. Previous Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 We Believe In God the Father We believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. In God the Son We believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended toSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> Our History – Kezar Falls Assembly of God Home About Us Our History Our Lead Pastor Ministries Sermons News Contact Give Menu Our History Every story has a beginning. This is ours… Our church community was born out of the tent meetings held in Kezar Falls in 1935 by founding pastors Dagnar Lindberg and Virginia Avery. In November 1935, Dagnar Lindberg and Virginia Avery came to Kezar Falls, Maine, guided by the Lord. By 1937, the Kezar Falls Pentecostal Church was built and dedicated in Porter, Maine. In the 1940’s, the church joined the AssemblSource ↗
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Our History – Kezar Falls Assembly of God Home About Us Our History Our Lead Pastor Ministries Sermons News Contact Give Menu Our History Every story has a beginning. This is ours… Our church community was born out of the tent meetings held in Kezar Falls in 1935 by founding pastors Dagnar Lindberg and Virginia Avery. In November 1935, Dagnar Lindberg and Virginia Avery came to Kezar Falls, Maine, guided by the Lord. By 1937, the Kezar Falls Pentecostal Church was built and dedicated in Porter, Maine. In the 1940’s, the church joined the Assemblies of God. As the congregationSource ↗
mission
About Us – Kezar Falls Assembly of God Home About Us Our History Our Lead Pastor Ministries Sermons News Contact Give Menu About Us We’re a Christ-centered congregation on a mission to love God and our neighbors. Previous Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 We Believe In God the Father We believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. In God the Son We believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended to the dead. On the third day He rosSource ↗
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