LifeChurch
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> LIFEChurch - SC - What We Believe Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Connect Preschool Children Students Young Adults Men Women Senior Adults Missions LIFEhouse Children's Project Media Give I'm New What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs We believe the whole Bible to be completely and equally inspired and that it is the written Word of God. We have adopted the following Declaration of Faith as our standard and official expression of the doctrinSource ↗
mission
<!DOCTYPE html> LIFEChurch - SC - Mission and Vision Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Connect Preschool Children Students Young Adults Men Women Senior Adults Missions LIFEhouse Children's Project Media Give I'm New Mission & Vision Go therefore and make disciples... The Mission We are a family focused church who believes as we grow in our individual relationship with Christ, we will then be able to have a positive impact on the lives of those we are in contact with on a daily basis. Our mission is to reach people through these three areas: The Way,Source ↗
mission
LIFEChurch - SC - What We Believe Home About Mission and Vision What We Believe Our Story Leadership Contact Connect Preschool Children Students Young Adults Men Women Senior Adults Missions LIFEhouse Children's Project Media Give I'm New What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs We believe the whole Bible to be completely and equally inspired and that it is the written Word of God. We have adopted the following Declaration of Faith as our standard and official expression of the doctrine of the Church ofSource ↗
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