Roswell 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
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Organization and Leadership ‹ Roswell church of Christ Sundays 9 am, 10 am | Wednesdays 7:30 pm Menu About Organization and Leadership Opportunities Bible Classes Resources March 2026 Gospel Meeting All Sermons All Bible Classes All Gospel Meetings Gospel Meeting Schedule Media Player Members Login Register Contact Us Live Stream Organization and Leadership Our guide for organization is found within the pages of scripture. We are a group of Christians, seeking to worship God together in our local community ( 1 Corinthians 1:2 ). In keeping with the teachings of the New Testament, we havSource ↗
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About ‹ Roswell church of Christ Sundays 9 am, 10 am | Wednesdays 7:30 pm Menu About Organization and Leadership Opportunities Bible Classes Resources March 2026 Gospel Meeting All Sermons All Bible Classes All Gospel Meetings Gospel Meeting Schedule Media Player Members Login Register Contact Us Live Stream About Who are we? We are a group of baptized believers who strive to follow the path to God found in the New Testament. Our mission centers around teaching those seeking to learn God’s word and encouraging one another in spiritual growth. What do we believe? We believe that JeSource ↗
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