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What We Believe

The Tenets of Faith of the Assemblies of God

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. NASU

1. THE SCRIPTURES INSPIRED

The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians. 2:13: 2 Peter 1:21)

2. THE ONE TRUE GOD

The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self existent "I AM"; the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10, 11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22)

3. THE DEITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare:

(a) His virgin Birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31, 31).
(b) His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22).
(c) His miracles (Acts 2:22, 10:38)
(d) His substitutionary work on the cross (1 Corinthians
15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
(e) His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6,
Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4)
(f) His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9, 11,
2:33; Philippians 2:9-11, Hebrews 1-3).

4. THE FALL OF MAN

Man was created good and upright; for God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Genesis 1:26, 27, 2:17, 3:6; Romans 5:12-19).

5. THE SALVATION OF MAN

Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.

(a) Conditions to Salvation

Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3, Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:12).

6. THE ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH

(a) Baptism in Water

The ordinance of baptism by emersion is commanded in the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Savior and Lord, should be baptized. Thus, they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with him to walk in newness of life (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47,48; Romans 6:4)

(b) Holy Communion

The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements - bread and the fruit of the vine - is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (II Peter 1:4); a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26), and is enjoined on all believers "Till He Comes!"

7. BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was a normal experience of all in the early Christian church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4,8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-32). This experience of the new birth is distinct from the subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 15:7-9). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit comes such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-39; Acts 4:8), an intensified consecration to God and dedication of His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for His word, and for the lost (Mark 16:20)

8. INITIAL EVIDENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BAPTISM

The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial, physical, sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them the utterance (Acts 2:4). The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same essence as the gift of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:4-10, 28), but different in purse and use.

9. SANCTIFICATION

Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God (Romans 12:1, 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:21). The Scriptures teach a life of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord" (Hebrews 1224). By the power of the Holy Spirit, we are able to obey the command; "Be ye holy for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:15, 16).

Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans 6:1-11, 13; 8:1, 2, 13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12, 13, 1 Peter 1:5).

10. THE CHURCH

The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the General Assembly and Church of the first born, which are written in heaven (Ephesians 1:22, 2:22; Hebrews 12:23).

11. THE MINISTRY

A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the three fold purpose of leading the Church in (1) evangelization of the world (Mar 16:15-20), (2) worship of God (John 4:23,24), (3) building the body of saints, being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians 4:11-16).

12. DIVINE HEALING

Divine Healing is an integral part of the Gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:14-16).

13. BLESSED HOPE

The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep (died) in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the c coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52).

14. THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF CHRIST

The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints; which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on the earth for 1,000 years (Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:27, 30; Revelation 1:7, 19:11-14, 20:1-6). This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel (Ezekiel 37:21, 22; Zephaniah 3:19-20; Romans 11:26-37) and the establishment of universal peace (Isaiah 11:6-9; Psalms 72:3-8; Micah 4:3-4).

15. THE FINAL JUDGMENT

There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which his the second death (Matthew 25:46: Mark 9:20; 20:11-15; 21:8).

16. THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH

"We according to His promise, look for the new heavens and new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:22).