North Hills Church of Christ
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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> North Hills Church of Christ » Our Beliefs Give Events Search for: Menu Our Beliefs At North Hills, we ground our core beliefs in Jesus and in his message which is found in Scripture. Our beliefs are rooted in Scripture, not merely in opinion or religious tradition. THE BIBLE The basis of our beliefs is the Bible – the 66 combined books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that all Scripture originated with God and was given to human authors. Scripture speaks with the authority of God while simultaneously reflecting the backgrounds, styles, and vocabulariesSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE HTML> North Hills Church of Christ » New to North Hills Give Events Search for: Menu New to North Hills Welcome! Welcome to our church and to our website. We hope you will find the information you are looking for here. We are excited about reaching out to the world and excited about bringing God’s message to those who do not know him. And we are excited about meeting you! Sunday Times Sunday Morning Bible Study @ 9:30 am Sunday Worship @ 10:30 am Sunday Evening Life Groups @ Various Times View Full Weekly Schedule When You Arrive 797 Thompson Run Rd PittsburSource ↗
beliefs
North Hills Church of Christ » Our Beliefs Give Events Search for: Menu Our Beliefs At North Hills, we ground our core beliefs in Jesus and in his message which is found in Scripture. Our beliefs are rooted in Scripture, not merely in opinion or religious tradition. THE BIBLE The basis of our beliefs is the Bible – the 66 combined books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that all Scripture originated with God and was given to human authors. Scripture speaks with the authority of God while simultaneously reflecting the backgrounds, styles, and vocabularies of the human authors. WeSource ↗
about
North Hills Church of Christ » New to North Hills Give Events Search for: Menu New to North Hills Welcome! Welcome to our church and to our website. We hope you will find the information you are looking for here. We are excited about reaching out to the world and excited about bringing God’s message to those who do not know him. And we are excited about meeting you! Sunday Times Sunday Morning Bible Study @ 9:30 am Sunday Worship @ 10:30 am Sunday Evening Life Groups @ Various Times View Full Weekly Schedule When You Arrive 797 Thompson Run Rd Pittsburgh, PA – Google Map PleaSource ↗
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