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The Biblical Ideal of Marriage and Family (United Pentecostal Church International)

United Pentecostal Church International, adopted by the General Conference, 1990, 2012

This UPCI position paper, adopted by the General Conference in 1990 and again in 2012, resolves that the UPCI "uphold the biblical ideal of the basic family as one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-9; Ephesians 5:22-25, 28), married by law in accordance with all biblical injunctions," with the extended family comprised of relatives by blood and marriage. It further resolves that the UPCI and its ministers defend the family publicly and resist legal recognition of arrangements that contradict biblical teaching, and go on record opposing any change to the definition of marriage that broadens it beyond one man and one woman.

Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The church's own official position paper, hosted on its own site, naming its own General Conference adoption years directly on the document.
Notes
Cited for the UPCI's description and its family articles; states the definition of marriage but no remarriage-after-divorce rule, so marriage-position itself is left unwritten.
Citation
Publisher
United Pentecostal Church International
Publication Year
2012
URL
https://upci.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The_Biblical_Ideal_of_Marriage_and_Family.pdf
Source Type
Official doctrinal statement
Custodian
Custodian Source
Yes
Custodian Body
United Pentecostal Church International
Custodian Basis
The church's own General Conference resolution, published on its own site.
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Matthew, Figures

This source names Matthew directly: "one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-9; Ephesians 5:22-25, 28), married by law in accordance with all biblical injunctions," with the extended family comprised of relatives by blood and..."

Source The Biblical Ideal of Marriage and Family (United Pentecostal Church International)the holders' own account
Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)

This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Denominations, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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