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South Lebanon Community Church
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Beliefs on file96 positions
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God & the Trinity12 positions
- Arian Son First CreatureStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedThe Son is the first and highest created being, brought into existence by the Father before all else, and therefore had a beginning.Estimated, not verified
- BinitarianismStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedThe Godhead consists of two divine persons (Father and Son), with the Holy Spirit not being a distinct third person.Estimated, not verified
- God ExistsStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedA personal God who is the creator and sustainer of all things truly exists, independent of human belief.Estimated, not verified
Christ16 positions
- Christ Was SinlessStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedJesus committed no sin during his life.Estimated, not verified
- Deity of ChristStrongly Fully GodEstimated, source not recordedEstimated, not verified
- Eternal SonshipStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThe second person is eternally the Son: his Sonship is not merely acquired at the incarnation.Estimated, not verified
Sin & the fall3 positions
- Fall Historical EventStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThere was a real, primeval historical event ("the Fall") in which the first humans disobeyed God and lost an original state of integrity.Estimated, not verified
- Original Sin RealStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedAdam's first sin has real, inherited consequences for all his descendants (an "original sin"), not merely a bad example.Estimated, not verified
- Satan Real Personal AgentStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedSatan is a real, personal spiritual being who tempts and opposes God, not merely a symbol or personification of evil.Estimated, not verified
Salvation5 positions
- Annihilationism Conditional ImmortalityStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedThe finally lost are ultimately destroyed/cease to exist rather than suffering everlasting conscious torment (annihilationism / conditional immortality).Estimated, not verified
- Eternal Conscious TormentStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThe finally unsaved suffer conscious punishment in hell that never ends.Estimated, not verified
- Eternal Security Once SavedStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedA person who is genuinely saved can never lose their salvation ("once saved, always saved").Estimated, not verified
The Holy Spirit8 positions
- Oneness One Person Three ManifestationsStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedGod is one indivisible person who manifests successively or simultaneously as Father, Son, and Spirit, rather than three eternally distinct persons.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Distinct HypostasisStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThe Spirit is a distinct hypostasis/person, genuinely other than the Father and the Son, not merely a mode or aspect of the one God.Estimated, not verified
- Spirit Effects RegenerationStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThe new birth (regeneration) is a work the Holy Spirit accomplishes in the believer.Estimated, not verified
The Church6 positions
- Church Is Body Of ChristStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThe church is the mystical Body of Christ, organically united to him as its head.Estimated, not verified
- Membership In Visible Church NecessaryStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedBelonging to the visible, organized church is normally necessary for the Christian life, not an optional add-on to private faith.Estimated, not verified
- Mission Is Primarily Evangelism And Disciple MakingStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThe church's central mission is to proclaim the gospel and make disciples (the Great Commission as its defining task).Estimated, not verified
Sacraments & ordinances6 positions
- Mode of baptismStrongly ImmersionEstimated, source not recordedEstimated, not verified
- Baptism Mode Immersion RequiredStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedValid baptism requires full immersion of the body in water.Estimated, not verified
- Baptism Mode IndifferentStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedThe mode of baptism (immersion, pouring, or sprinkling) is a matter of indifference and does not affect validity.Estimated, not verified
Last things8 positions
- Final judgmentStrongly Eternal conscious punishmentEstimated, source not recordedEstimated, not verified
- All Will Finally Be SavedStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedIn the end all rational creatures will be reconciled to God and none will be finally lost (universal reconciliation/apokatastasis).Estimated, not verified
- Christ Returns Personally BodilyStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedJesus Christ will return personally, visibly, and bodily to the earth at a future point in history.Estimated, not verified
Scripture8 positions
- Scripture's inerrancyStrongly InerrantEstimated, source not recordedEstimated, not verified
- Inerrancy AccommodationStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedGod accommodated the limited knowledge of the human authors, so the Bible can reflect the erroneous cosmology or science of its time without compromising its religious message.Estimated, not verified
- Inerrancy Errancy AffirmedStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedThe Bible contains real errors and contradictions, and Christian faith does not depend on its factual accuracy.Estimated, not verified
Revelation, creation & science4 positions
- Creation Ongoing ProvidenceStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedGod continually sustains the universe in being; creation is not merely a past event but an ongoing dependence on God.Estimated, not verified
- God Sole CreatorStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThe one triune God is the sole creator of everything that exists, including all spiritual and material reality.Estimated, not verified
- Miracles Possible In PrincipleStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedGod can and does act in the world in ways that supersede or suspend ordinary natural causes (genuine miracles are possible).Estimated, not verified
Ethics & life1 position
- AbortionStrongly Pro-lifeEstimated, source not recordedEstimated, not verified
Life & bioethics4 positions
- Abortion Gravely Wrong In PrincipleStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedDeliberately ending a pregnancy by killing the unborn is in itself a grave moral wrong.Estimated, not verified
- Birth Confers StatusStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedFull moral status and the protections of personhood begin only at birth.Estimated, not verified
- Life Begins At Implantation Not FertilizationStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedA protectable human life begins at implantation rather than at fertilization.Estimated, not verified
Sexuality & marriage5 positions
- Marriage Is A CovenantStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedMarriage is essentially a covenant (a binding, God-witnessed promise) more than a contract or a means to ends.Estimated, not verified
- Marriage Is Lifelong MonogamousStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedMarriage is by nature a lifelong, exclusively monogamous union.Estimated, not verified
- Marriage Is Male Female By DefinitionStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedBy definition and divine design, marriage is the union of one man and one woman.Estimated, not verified
Angels & demons5 positions
- Demons Are Real Personal SpiritsStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedDemons are real, personal evil spirits (fallen angels or their kind), not merely symbols of disease, vice, or social evil.Estimated, not verified
- Fallen Angels Will Be RestoredStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedIn the end even Satan and the fallen angels will be reconciled to God (apokatastasis of all rational creatures).Estimated, not verified
- Satan Active Tempter TodayStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedSatan is presently active in tempting, accusing, deceiving, and opposing the church and individuals.Estimated, not verified
Humanity4 positions
- Gender Distinct From SexStrongly rejectsEstimated, source not recordedGender is a social or self-determined identity that can be distinguished from, and may differ from, biological sex.Estimated, not verified
- Imago Is RealStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedHuman beings are created in the image of God.Estimated, not verified
- Resurrection CentralStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedThe ultimate hope for human persons is bodily resurrection, not merely the survival of a disembodied soul.Estimated, not verified
Mariology Saints1 position
- Virginal Conception Of JesusStrongly affirmsEstimated, source not recordedJesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit while Mary was a virgin, without a human father.Estimated, not verified
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