Living Water's Foursquare Church
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Inherited from denomination
What International Church of the Foursquare Gospel 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
- Infant BaptismSTRONGWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- 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.
- 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> We Believe | Skip to content HOME WHAT WE BELIEVE COMMUNITY ABOUT US GIVING CONTACT HOME WHAT WE BELIEVE COMMUNITY ABOUT US GIVING CONTACT Facebook-square Instagram Envelope Arrow-up Facebook-square Instagram Envelope Arrow-up We Believe WATER BAPTISM AND THE LORD’S SUPPER We believe that being baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is an essential response to Jesus’ command, testifying to His lordship as Christ and King. We believe in observing the Lord’s Supper, receiving the broken bread and the fruit of the vine with joySource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About | Skip to content HOME WHAT WE BELIEVE COMMUNITY ABOUT US GIVING CONTACT HOME WHAT WE BELIEVE COMMUNITY ABOUT US GIVING CONTACT Facebook-square Instagram Envelope Arrow-up Facebook-square Instagram Envelope Arrow-up About We are a group of people who love Jesus, love each other, and love serving together to make Jesus famous. We would love for you to join us on a Sunday morning. Feel free to look around and explore. We know that visiting a church can be intimidating and finding a church that fits can be a difficult task. At Living WatersSource ↗
about
About | Skip to content HOME WHAT WE BELIEVE COMMUNITY ABOUT US GIVING CONTACT HOME WHAT WE BELIEVE COMMUNITY ABOUT US GIVING CONTACT Facebook-square Instagram Envelope Arrow-up Facebook-square Instagram Envelope Arrow-up About We are a group of people who love Jesus, love each other, and love serving together to make Jesus famous. We would love for you to join us on a Sunday morning. Feel free to look around and explore. We know that visiting a church can be intimidating and finding a church that fits can be a difficult task. At Living Waters it’s our goal to help you feel welcomed and loved.Source ↗
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