West Flint Church of the Nazarene
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 Church of the Nazarene 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
- Infant BaptismSTRONGWestminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
- 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.
- 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
- Believer's BaptismstandardPaedobaptist bodies practice adult baptism on credible profession where infant baptism was omitted, but do not consider it normative.
- Pacifism vs. just-warweakDefault just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words
Statements
about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> History & Beliefs | West Flint Church of the Nazarene Visit About Meet the Team History & Beliefs Ministries Kids Teens Adults Community Media History & Beliefs Where We Began Our Story In 1929, Robert Warland lived in the Dye community and wanted to start a Bible study. At the time, he was a Flint First Church of the Nazarene member. They met in the Dye Junior High School. On September 5, 1929, the Bible study members voted to organize a church. Thus, the West Flint Church of the Nazarene was born. After a while, they desired to have their campus and space. A building commSource ↗
beliefs
History & Beliefs | West Flint Church of the Nazarene Visit About Meet the Team History & Beliefs Ministries Kids Teens Adults Community Media History & Beliefs Where We Began Our Story In 1929, Robert Warland lived in the Dye community and wanted to start a Bible study. At the time, he was a Flint First Church of the Nazarene member. They met in the Dye Junior High School. On September 5, 1929, the Bible study members voted to organize a church. Thus, the West Flint Church of the Nazarene was born. After a while, they desired to have their campus and space. A building committee was establisheSource ↗
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