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Beliefs on file45 positions
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The Church39 positions
  • Apostolic Succession Required For Valid MinistryStrongly rejectsEstimated from their statement of faithA minister's ordination is only VALID if conferred by a bishop standing in apostolic succession.Estimated, not verified
  • Apostolicity Is Doctrinal Not SuccessionalNo firm positionEstimated from their statement of faithApostolicity consists primarily in fidelity to apostolic DOCTRINE, not in an unbroken chain of ordinations from the apostles.Estimated, not verified
  • Bishop Of Rome Has Universal PrimacyNo firm positionEstimated from their statement of faithThe bishop of Rome (the pope) holds a divinely instituted primacy of jurisdiction over the whole church.Estimated, not verified
  • Charismatic Authority Supersedes OfficeStrongly affirmsEstimated from their statement of faithDirect Spirit-anointing/charisma is a higher source of church authority than ordained office or institutional structure.Estimated, not verified
Sacraments & ordinances6 positions
  • Baptism Mode IndifferentStrongly affirmsEstimated from their statement of faithThe mode of baptism (immersion, pouring, or sprinkling) is a matter of indifference and does not affect validity.Estimated, not verified
  • Exactly Two OrdinancesStrongly affirmsEstimated from their statement of faithThere are exactly two ordinances/sacraments instituted by Christ: baptism and the Lord's Supper.Estimated, not verified
  • Infant Baptism ProperStrongly affirmsEstimated from their statement of faithInfants and young children of believers should be baptized.Estimated, not verified
  • No Outward SacramentsStrongly rejectsEstimated from their statement of faithNo outward physical rites are necessary; the only true baptism and communion are inward and spiritual.Estimated, not verified

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