New Generation Church of the Nazarene
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What Church of the Nazarene 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
- 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
- Believer's BaptismstandardPaedobaptist bodies practice adult baptism on credible profession where infant baptism was omitted, but do not consider it normative.
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
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about_us
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about
ABOUT - New Generation Church of the Nazarene Skip to content (410)493-2884 Menu Welcome ABOUT What We Believe GET INVOLVED I AM NEW CONNECT GIVE Close Menu • • • ← → About Us Who We Are Founded in October 2007, the vision of New Generation Church of the Nazarene is to make an impact for God, here in Jessup, Maryland by helping people understand the enriching messages of eternal hope given to us by Jesus Christ through His words and deeds. Who We Are The Church of the Nazarene is the largest denomination in the classical Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. The doctrine that dSource ↗
mission
What We Believe - New Generation Church of the Nazarene Skip to content (410)493-2884 Menu Welcome ABOUT What We Believe GET INVOLVED I AM NEW CONNECT GIVE Close Menu What We Believe Nazarene Church is a church that believes in the Bible and Jesus Christ as the Son of God. We believe that the Bible is the Word of God and should be read, studied, believed, and applied to one’s life. We believe in worshiping Jesus Christ through prayer and song. We also believe in living a life of holiness by obeying God’s commandments as revealed to us through His Word. We believe that we are savedSource ↗
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