Wooddale church what we believe gay marriage

{INSERTKEYS}[12] The Hebrew Bible and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality, [13][14] favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other.

We believe that all who take Christ as their savior are born again and are eternally secure in Christ. Our values are what Wooddale Church lives by to fulfill our purpose. {/INSERTKEYS}

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We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved and everlasting conscious punishment of the unsaved. Job ; Jn. The purpose of Wooddale Church is to honor God by making more disciples for Jesus Christ.

We actively seek and obediently. As a church, we exist for God. Individually and corporately, personally and programmatically, God is the object of our attention, affection and worship, and the One we seek to honor in all that we do. We believe that there is only one living and true God, infinite in every excellence; within the unity of the Godhead there are three personal distinctions: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one in substance and equal in every divine perfection.

Beliefs and Values Wooddale

Jn2; 1 Jn. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with the Father and Son and of the same substance and nature; that He convicts of sin, righteousness and judgment, bears witness to truth, is the Agent of the New Birth and that He seals, infuses, guides, teaches, witnesses to, sanctifies and helps the believer, indwelling every true child of God.

The Fall of Man We believe that man in the person of the first Adam, was created in innocence but by voluntary transgression fell into sin thus plunging the whole human race into condemnation and death, so that now all of humanity is born in sin and has become willful, practical sinners by choice, and so are without excuse before God.

Gen 3; Ps. Atonement for Sin We believe that the only escape from the condemnation of sin is through the atonement of Jesus Christ when He voluntarily took upon Him a human body and nature, yet without sin, and by His suffering, death and resurrection, made full satisfaction to the justice of God for the sin of man; that the blessings of this salvation are given on the grounds of grace to all who believe and confess Christ.

Schaefer’s case has split the church, with some clergy flouting the rules and marrying same-sex couples and other, more conservative members threatening to leave if the church does not hold to its current rules prohibiting gay marriage. We believe that it is the true center of Christian union and the only infallible rule for all human conduct 2 Tim.

The Godhead a. The Ancient Church of the East regards marriage as only being between one man and one woman, stating "We believe that faithful in Christian Marriage between a male and a female, free of impediments, is the only legitimate state for sexual expression between individuals." [2].

Further, The United Methodist Church affirms that Christian marriage is "a sacred, lifelong covenant that brings two people of faith, an adult man and woman of consenting age, or two adult persons of consenting age into union with one another" (Paragraph D).

Resurrection a. The Scriptures We believe that the Holy Bible, as original written, was verbally inspired, and the product of Spirit controlled men, and therefore has truth without mixture of error in its makeup. The history of Christianity and homosexuality has been much debated.

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, His ascension into heaven, and His presence there for us as our High Priest and Advocate. We believe in the absolute Deity of the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, that He was and is divine as no other man can be, being very God of very God, existing from all eternity co-equal with the Father and the Spirit; that He never ceased to be God for one instant; that as a man, He was miraculously begotten of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.

This applies to all persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Salvation a. We believe that faith in the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ is the only condition for salvation from sin and this salvation is wholly by grace; that no works, however good, make that salvation more secure.