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16 Fundamental Truths of the
Assemblies of God
These are the tenets of faith of the Assemblies of God.
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Statement of
Fundamental Truths.
For more details and scriptures - click on link above.
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Bible
WE BELIEVE
The
Scriptures are Inspired by God
and declare His design
and plan for mankind.
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Trinity
WE BELIEVE
There
is only One True God
Revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.
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Deity of Christ
WE BELIEVE
In
the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ
As God's son Jesus was
both human and divine.
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Fall of Man
WE BELIEVE
Though originally good,
Man Willingly Fell to
Sin
Ushering evil and death, both physical and
spiritual, into the world.
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Salvation
WE BELIEVE
Every
Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation'
(Accepting Christ's offer of forgiveness for
sin).
[1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
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Church Ordinances
WE BELIEVE
And practice two ordinances
(1)
Water Baptism by
Immersion
After repenting of one's sins
and receiving
Christ's gift of salvation.
(2)
Holy Communion
(The Lord's Supper)
As a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering
and death for our salvation.
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Holy Spirit Baptism
WE BELIEVE
The
Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation
That empowers believers for witnessing and
effective service,
just as it did in New Testament times.
[1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
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Prayer Language
WE BELIEVE
The Initial Physical
Evidence
of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is:
‘Speaking in Tongues,’
As experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced
throughout Acts and the Epistles.
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Sanctification
WE BELIEVE
Sanctification
Initially Occurs at Salvation
And is not only a declaration
that a believer is holy,
but also a progressive lifelong process of
separating from evil
as believers continually draw closer to God and
become more Christ-like.
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The Church
WE BELIEVE
The
Church has a Mission
to seek and save all who are lost in sin.
We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and
consists of the
people who, throughout time, have accepted
God's offer of redemption (regardless of
religious denomination)
through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
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Church Leadership
WE BELIEVE
A
Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership
Ministry Serves the
Church.
The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership
must commit
ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship
Him with other believers,
and to build up or edify the body of believers – the Church.
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Divine Healing
WE BELIEVE
Divine
Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians Today
and is provided for in Christ's atonement
(His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).
[1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
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Rapture
WE BELIEVE
in
The Blessed
Hope
When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth
(the second coming).
At this future moment in time all believers who
have died will rise from their graves and will meet
the Lord in the air,
and Christians who are alive will be caught up with
them, to be
with the Lord forever.
[1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
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Millennial Reign
WE BELIEVE
in
The Millennial Reign
of Christ
When Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins
His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. At
that
time many in the nation of Israel will recognize
and accept Him as the Messiah, the
Savior who died for them and all mankind.
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Judgment
WE BELIEVE
A
Final Judgment Will Take Place
For those who have rejected
Christ. They will be judged
punishing lake of fire.
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New Heaven And Earth
And look forward to the perfect
New Heavens and a
New Earth
that Christ is preparing for all people, of all
time, who
have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him
there forever following His millennial reign on
Earth.
'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'
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