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
statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> what we believe - ONTCOC.COM Home what we believe contact us Home what we believe contact us menu close ONTCOC.COM close close Home what we believe contact us What we believe The Church of Christ of Ontario is made up of people who have been drawn together for worship and service by a common faith in Jesus Christ. We wish simply to be called Christians, and we make it our goal to live up to all that such a glorious name represents. As individuals, we share a fellowship with Christians all over the world. When we were saved, the Lord added us to His church (ActSource ↗
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> who we are - ONTCOC.COM Home what we believe contact us Home what we believe contact us menu close ONTCOC.COM close close Home what we believe contact us History In October of 1912 thirty-four Christians began meeting in a chapel at 314 north Euclid. They appointed brethren W. A. McCann and H. F. Parker as elders and brethren J.W. Rucker and C. Willingham as deacons. The first located evangelist was brother S.E. Witty who began his work on April 15, 1915. On January 14, 1923 the congregation moved to its present place of meeting 126 West E street. This buildinSource ↗
mission
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about
who we are - ONTCOC.COM Home what we believe contact us Home what we believe contact us menu close ONTCOC.COM close close Home what we believe contact us History In October of 1912 thirty-four Christians began meeting in a chapel at 314 north Euclid. They appointed brethren W. A. McCann and H. F. Parker as elders and brethren J.W. Rucker and C. Willingham as deacons. The first located evangelist was brother S.E. Witty who began his work on April 15, 1915. On January 14, 1923 the congregation moved to its present place of meeting 126 West E street. This building has served the purpose for whichSource ↗
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