Live Oak Church of Christ
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 Churches of Christ 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.
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.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officeSTRONG1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34; historic apostolic practice.
Wrestles with
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
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<!DOCTYPE html> About Us ‹ Live Oak church of Christ Sunday Class: 9:30AM • Sunday Worship: 10:30AM • Wednesday Class: 7:00PM Menu Home About Leadership Meeting Times Sermons Contact Send a Message Members Login Register About Us Welcome We are honored that you are here and invite you to worship God with us. In our services, we seek to follow the New Testament pattern of worship, which includes these five acts: We Will Pray We offer earnest and sincere prayers to God, bringing our thanksgiving and our requests before Him. (Philippians 4:6) We Will Sing We praise God in song, singSource ↗
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<!DOCTYPE html> Leadership ‹ Live Oak church of Christ Sunday Class: 9:30AM • Sunday Worship: 10:30AM • Wednesday Class: 7:00PM Menu Home About Leadership Meeting Times Sermons Contact Send a Message Members Login Register Leadership ELDERS: Rustin Zuber Todd Reichert DEACONS: Les Cunningham Margarito Hernandez Kevin Molenaar Joel Maldonado PREACHER: Todd Reichert About Leadership Bible Study 6/7/26 09:30am AM Worship 6/7/26 10:30am Bible Study 6/10/26 07:00pm Bible Study 6/14/26 09:30am AM Worship 6/14/26 10:30am View Full Calendar Home | About | MeetingSource ↗
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About Us ‹ Live Oak church of Christ Sunday Class: 9:30AM • Sunday Worship: 10:30AM • Wednesday Class: 7:00PM Menu Home About Leadership Meeting Times Sermons Contact Send a Message Members Login Register About Us Welcome We are honored that you are here and invite you to worship God with us. In our services, we seek to follow the New Testament pattern of worship, which includes these five acts: We Will Pray We offer earnest and sincere prayers to God, bringing our thanksgiving and our requests before Him. (Philippians 4:6) We Will Sing We praise God in song, singing from our hearts jusSource ↗
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Leadership ‹ Live Oak church of Christ Sunday Class: 9:30AM • Sunday Worship: 10:30AM • Wednesday Class: 7:00PM Menu Home About Leadership Meeting Times Sermons Contact Send a Message Members Login Register Leadership ELDERS: Rustin Zuber Todd Reichert DEACONS: Les Cunningham Margarito Hernandez Kevin Molenaar Joel Maldonado PREACHER: Todd Reichert About Leadership Bible Study 6/7/26 09:30am AM Worship 6/7/26 10:30am Bible Study 6/10/26 07:00pm Bible Study 6/14/26 09:30am AM Worship 6/14/26 10:30am View Full Calendar Home | About | Meeting Times | Sermons | Contact | Members Powered bySource ↗
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