North Anchorage Church of God
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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
about_us
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mission
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distinctives
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mission
About the Church of God | North Anchorage Church of God Skip to content Facebook Calendar Home Leadership Expand Meet the Pastors Meet the Council Values Expand About the Church of God Faith Statement Doctrinal Commitments Mission and Vision Ministries Expand Sunday School Worship The Lord’s Frontier Children Youth Young Adults Women Men Other Ministries Contact DONATE Toggle Menu About the Church of God Founded on Christ’s Principles The Church of God was founded in 1886 upon the principles of Christ as they are revealed in the Bible, the Word of God. It has its foundation of faith andSource ↗
beliefs
Faith Statement | North Anchorage Church of God Skip to content Facebook Calendar Home Leadership Expand Meet the Pastors Meet the Council Values Expand About the Church of God Faith Statement Doctrinal Commitments Mission and Vision Ministries Expand Sunday School Worship The Lord’s Frontier Children Youth Young Adults Women Men Other Ministries Contact DONATE Toggle Menu Faith Statement What We Believe The Church of God believes the whole Bible to be completely and equally inspired and that it is the written Word of God. We have adopted the following declaration of faith as our standard andSource ↗
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