We
Believe
These are nonnegotiable tenets of faith that all Assemblies
of God churches adhere to. This list is derived from the official Statement of
Fundamental Truths.
1. WE BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by God and
declare His design and plan for mankind.
2. WE BELIEVE...There is only One True God–revealed in three
persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
3. WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As
God's son Jesus was both human and divine.
4. WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man Willingly Fell to
Sin–ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
5. 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]
6. WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1) Water Baptism
by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of
salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance
of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
7. 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]
8. 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.
9. 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 Christlike.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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]
13. 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]
14. 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. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of
national Israel and the establishment of universal peace.
15. WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take Place for those
who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to
eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.
16. WE BELIEVE...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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