Southside Church - Byron
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3 stances that depart from the denomination
The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.
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Southern Baptist Convention denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected entirely. Each congregation is autonomous under Christ. There is no priestly class or institutional chain of authority."
Southern Baptist Convention denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of remembrance, not a sacrament conveying grace. Christ is present spiritually through faith, but the elements are symbols."
Southern Baptist Convention denies.
This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected. Only believers may be baptized. Infant "baptism" is considered unbiblical — no NT command or clear example supports it."
Inherited from denomination
What Southern Baptist Convention 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.
Confessional standard: 1689 London Baptist Confession
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> Southside Church - What We Believe Home Campuses Warner Robins Kathleen Pleasant Hill Byron Hawkinsville About Mission and Values What We Believe Contact Our Staff Ministries Give Our App What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs If we were to boil our main beliefs down to a few short sentences, here is what they might look like: God is the Almighty Creator who is worthy of our complete devotion. The Bible is God's perfect owner's manual for living. Jesus is God's Son and the only way tSource ↗
mission
<!DOCTYPE html> Southside Church - Mission and Values Home Campuses Warner Robins Kathleen Pleasant Hill Byron Hawkinsville About Mission and Values What We Believe Contact Our Staff Ministries Give Our App Mission & Values Go therefore and make disciples... The Mission Our Mission Our mission at Southside is simple: Love God, Love People, and Love the World, on the journey to life change. Our Values Communicating Truth We teach people how to live out the principles and truths of the Bible. Celebrating Life-Change We rejoice when people's hearts and lives are transformed by God. ChallengingSource ↗
mission
Southside Church - What We Believe Home Campuses Warner Robins Kathleen Pleasant Hill Byron Hawkinsville About Mission and Values What We Believe Contact Our Staff Ministries Give Our App What We Believe "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer Core Beliefs If we were to boil our main beliefs down to a few short sentences, here is what they might look like: God is the Almighty Creator who is worthy of our complete devotion. The Bible is God's perfect owner's manual for living. Jesus is God's Son and the only way to Heaven. God livesSource ↗
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