Lock Haven Church
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3 stances that depart from the denomination
The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.
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General Association of Regular Baptist Churches denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected entirely. Each congregation is autonomous under Christ. There is no priestly class or institutional chain of authority."
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of remembrance, not a sacrament conveying grace. Christ is present spiritually through faith, but the elements are symbols."
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected. Only believers may be baptized. Infant "baptism" is considered unbiblical — no NT command or clear example supports it."
Inherited from denomination
What General Association of Regular Baptist Churches 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
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Statement Of Faith - Lock Haven Baptist Church Lock Haven Baptist Church MENU About Welcome Statement Of Faith Ministries Get Involved Lock Haven Scripture Press Devotional Contact Us THE BIBLE We believe the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, to be the verbally inspired word of God as stated in 2 Peter 1:20-21 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17 . They were God breathed to Holy men of old. Further, we believe, based upon Matt 24:35 and other passages, that God has preserved His word for English speaking people in the King James Version. GOD We believe in the TrSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About - Lock Haven Baptist Church Lock Haven Baptist Church MENU About Welcome Statement Of Faith Ministries Get Involved Lock Haven Scripture Press Devotional Contact Us Our people’s vision is to bring glory to the Savior, as we endeavor to make true disciples of Christ throughout the nations. "To win the lost at any cost" has increasingly become our hearts’ cry, so through our financial support of missions, our bodily support in missionary activities, and our prayerful support for God’s grace to abound, we press toward the mark of the prize of this great hiSource ↗
about
About - Lock Haven Baptist Church Lock Haven Baptist Church MENU About Welcome Statement Of Faith Ministries Get Involved Lock Haven Scripture Press Devotional Contact Us Our people’s vision is to bring glory to the Savior, as we endeavor to make true disciples of Christ throughout the nations. “To win the lost at any cost” has increasingly become our hearts’ cry, so through our financial support of missions, our bodily support in missionary activities, and our prayerful support for God’s grace to abound, we press toward the mark of the prize of this great high caSource ↗
beliefs
Statement Of Faith - Lock Haven Baptist Church Lock Haven Baptist Church MENU About Welcome Statement Of Faith Ministries Get Involved Lock Haven Scripture Press Devotional Contact Us THE BIBLE We believe the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, to be the verbally inspired word of God as stated in 2 Peter 1:20-21 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17 . They were God breathed to Holy men of old. Further, we believe, based upon Matt 24:35 and other passages, that God has preserved His word for English speaking people in the King James Version. GOD We believe in the Triune God, Gen. 1:26, 3:22; Isa. 6:8; l JnSource ↗
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