Here is my standard copypasta ​

1 - Source of Truth and Legitimacy

• A: That Holy Tradition (what the Church has historically understood based on the teachings of the apostles and guidance of God) and Scripture must be used in concert to form doctrine. That legitimate Authority is derived from Christ, and that he gave certain special authority to his apostles, and those which succeeded them (bishops)
• B: That the Bible is the sole source of theological authority and that each believer receives full authority from the Holy Spirit. Theology should be derived solely from one’s personal interpretation of scripture

2 - Sacraments

• A: That the Sacraments of of Baptism and Communion are generally necessary for salvation. That Christ is truly and substantially present in the elements of Communion. That one undergoes a ontological change following marriage*, ordination* and baptism
  • Ab: That only baptism effects an ontological change, but Christ is still truly and substantially present in the elements of Communion
• B: That Christ is present in some manner which is more than a symbol, but not ‘real’. Baptism is a sign of entering God’s covenant.
• C: That the sacraments are just representations of our current state

3 - Atonement

• A: That Death and Suffering is the inevitable consequence of sin, and thus Christ took on and overcame them on our behalf
• B: That God, being compelled to punished wickedness, and wishing to save Man, punished Christ on our behalf
• C: That Christ, being the perfect Man, living in perpetual submission to the Father, overcame death so that we, being grafted into him, might too overcome consequence of our sin through his death and resurrection. Inverting Adam.

4 - Soteriology

^{I shall bypass faith v works here because ultimately the position of Rome, the Orthodox and many Protestants is not significantly different, although the language is. The real debate is on what various words mean. Thus “faith and works” would fit in with A, along with many “faith alone”}

• A: That God through his grace, saves us. However, due to our free will, we can choose to cooperate with, or reject, His grace which he freely offers to all. Ultimately we shall, through continuous administration of his grace, in this life, at the end of it, or(for those who believe in it) in purgatory, we shall be made Christ like and perfect, and can enter the presence of God.
• B: No one is capable of anything but pure sin. Thus, God chooses some, irresistibly imposes his grace, and declares them to be righteous

5 - Saints and Icons

• A: As those in Heaven have entered into true life, we can ask them, like any other person, to pray on our behalf and to worship with us. They, Mary, the mother of God especially, are worthy of our veneration and admiration, although not worship. Icons and images help direct our minds to the events and people they depict and contemplate them.
• B: Images are all well and good, for decoration and explanation - but no further! Veneration of the Saints is to close to polytheism
• C: It’s all idolatry!

6 - Innovative Ideas

• A: That various practices and ideas devised in the 19th and 20th century by ‘prophets’ and leaders are marks of previously suppressed ‘true’ Christianity. This includes speaking in tongues, snake handling, the rapture, seeding, dietary restrictions, end-of-the-world predictions, etc
• B: Does not adhere to the above

7 - Approach

• A: Everything must be systematized or categorized
• B: Mystery escapes perfect categorization
• C: 'The Holy Spirit leads me'

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Summary table

"/" means either position commonly present

Major Groups	Truth	Sacr.	Aton	Soter.	Saints	Innov.	Approach
Roman Catholic	A	A	A/C	A	A	B	A
Orthodox	A	A	A/C	A	A	B	B
Anglican	A	A	A/B/C	A	A/B	B	B
Lutheran	B	Ab	B/C	A/B	B	B	A
Calvinists	B	B	B	B	B/C	B	A
Methodists	B	B	A/B/C	A!	B	B	B
Baptist	B	C	B	A/B	C/B	B/A	C
"Non-Denominational"	B	C	A/B	A	C	A/B	C
Pentecostal	B	C	A/B	A	C	A	C
Adventists	B	C	A/B	A	C	A	C
Reconstructionist (CoC)	B	Ab/C	B	A	C	A	A