Parkway Church of Christ
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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
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about_us
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about
About Us - Parkway Church of Christ Parkway Church of Christ Home Welcome Beliefs Our Minister Weekly Services Youth Upcoming Events More Ministries at Parkway About Us News Calendar Contact Us RSS About Us We are God’s people, reaching out to others for Christ, building up one another to love and to serve God. As God’s people we seek to be: – Reaching out to our neighbors, friends, and families for Christ locally and throughout the world. – Growing in Christ through worship, small groups, Christian fellowship, and service. – Developing Christian youth through carSource ↗
beliefs
Beliefs - Parkway Church of Christ Parkway Church of Christ Home Welcome Beliefs Our Minister Weekly Services Youth Upcoming Events More Ministries at Parkway About Us News Calendar Contact Us RSS Beliefs We are God’s people, reaching out to others for Christ, building up one another to love and to serve God. Beliefs The foundation of the beliefs of Parkway Church of Christ is the Bible. We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Therefore, we look to the Bible as our source of authority. The center of our faith is Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus is God’s Son. We beSource ↗
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