Northland Christian Assembly
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A stance that departs from the denomination
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Assemblies of God USA denies.
This congregation affirms.
"Holy Communion, or the Lord's Supper, consists of the elements - bread and the fruit of the vine."Source ↗
Inherited from denomination
What Assemblies of God USA 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Wrestles with
- 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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<!DOCTYPE html> About | Flagstaff, AZ | Northland Christian Assembly top of page HOME ABOUT US WHAT WE'RE ABOUT WHAT WE BELIEVE CONNECT WITH US LOCATION & TIMES NCA STAFF WHATS HAPPENING AT NCA INTERESTED IN SERVING MINISTRIES LIFE GROUPS STUDENT MINISTRIES NCA KIDS COLLEGE MINISTRIES MEN'S MINISTRY WOMEN'S MINISTRY MEDIA E•BULLETIN WATCH A SERVICE GIVING CONTACT US More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. GET TO KNOW US A message from Pastor Mark and Barb Welcome to Northland Christian Assembly and thank you for visiting our site! Please explore our website and checkSource ↗
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--> About | Flagstaff, AZ | Northland Christian Assembly top of page HOME ABOUT US WHAT WE'RE ABOUT WHAT WE BELIEVE CONNECT WITH US LOCATION & TIMES NCA STAFF WHATS HAPPENING AT NCA INTERESTED IN SERVING MINISTRIES LIFE GROUPS STUDENT MINISTRIES NCA KIDS COLLEGE MINISTRIES MEN'S MINISTRY WOMEN'S MINISTRY MEDIA E•BULLETIN WATCH A SERVICE GIVING CONTACT US More Use tab to navigate through the menu items. GET TO KNOW US A message from Pastor Mark and Barb Welcome to Northland Christian Assembly and thank you for visiting our site! Please explore our website and check out what God iSource ↗
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