The Affirmation challenged the right of the highest body of the church, the General Assembly, to impose the Five fundamentals as a test of orthodoxy without the concurrence of a vote from the regional bodies, the presbyteries.
ðɪ ˌæfɚmˈeɪʃən tʃˈælɪndʒd ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌvðə hˈaɪɪst bˈɑːdi ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli, tʊ ɪmpˈoʊz ðə fˈaɪv fˌʌndəmˈɛntəlz æz ɐ tˈɛst ʌv ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːksi wɪðˌaʊt ðə kəŋkˈɜːɹəns əvə vˈoʊt fɹʌmðə ɹˈiːdʒənəl bˈɑːdiz, ðə pɹˈɛzbɪɾɚɹiz.