Market Street 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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About Us ‹ Market Street Church of Christ Be Our Guest! Sundays at 9:30, 10:30 AM and 5:30 PM - Thursdays at 7 PM Menu About Us News Calendar What To Expect College and Young Adult Resources Articles Daily Bible Readings Learning Sermons Sermons Gospel Meetings Members Login Register Contact Us Have a Bible Question? About Us If you have never visited with us before we realize going to a new location and being with a group of people you've never met can be somewhat intimidating. We want you to feel comfortable and at ease when you visit and hope this information will be beneficial to yoSource ↗
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News ‹ Market Street Church of Christ Be Our Guest! Sundays at 9:30, 10:30 AM and 5:30 PM - Thursdays at 7 PM Menu About Us News Calendar What To Expect College and Young Adult Resources Articles Daily Bible Readings Learning Sermons Sermons Gospel Meetings Members Login Register Contact Us Have a Bible Question? News SUMMER SERIES 2026 Summer Series, Thursday nights at 7 PM, beginning June 4th, 2026. There will be NO WEDNESDAY night classes during the Summer Series. AREA WIDE SINGING 2026 Please join us on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM! SUMMER BIBLE SERIES 2026 Please join us forSource ↗
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