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Four Cardinal Doctrines
- Salvation
- Divine Healing
- Baptism in the Holy Spirit
- Second Coming
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Policy regarding divorce and re-marriage of ministers
- Permitted under these exceptions:
- -Divorced and remarried prior to conversion
- -As a result of spousal infidelity
- -Desertion of a believer by an unbeliever
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Fourfold mission of the church
- Evangelize the lost
- Worship God
- Disciple believers
- Show Compassion
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Attributes of God
Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent
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Authority of Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness…”
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Autographs
The original handwritten manuscripts produced by the human authors of Scripture
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Bible Versions
- The Message, NLT, NIV, KJV, NKJV, ESV, NASB
- Same word, varying degrees of literalism
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Canon
List of books accepted by the Church as Scripture inspired by the Holy Spirit
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Christology
Study of the nature and person of Jesus Christ
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Divine healing and atonement
Jesus paid for our healing when he died on the cross!
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Ecclesiology
Theological study of the church
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Eschatology
Study of end times
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Eternal punishment – hell
It’s a place reserved for Satan and his angels; those who reject Jesus find themselves there
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Fruit of the Spirit
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
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Holy Spirit baptism and gifts
Special “filling-up” of the Spirit to empower us to be bold in our witness. As for gifts, they are given by the Holy Spirit to the church according to 1 Corinthians 12
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Image of God
2 Corinthians 3, We were created in God’s image and meant to reflect His image to the world!
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Imminent Return of Christ
Jesus is coming soon!
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Immutable
Means “unchanging,” God is immutable!
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Incarnation
Jesus “became flesh”
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Infallibility of Scripture
- Incapable of being wrong
- 2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness…”
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Initial physical evidence
Speaking in tongues, initial physical evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit
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Inspiration of Scripture
“God-breathed”
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Justification
Made right, Romans 3:24, NOT GUILTY
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Millennium
1,000 Years (Reign of Christ)
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Outpourings of the Spirit in Acts
Refer to Acts
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Pentecost
Means “fiftieth”, see Acts 2
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Prophecy
“Forthtelling” of a message from God
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Rapture
“Caught up”, snatching away of believers for a meeting with Jesus in the air
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Redemption
Payment of the penalty for sins
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Regeneration
Work of the Holy Spirit giving new life to the believer
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Repentance
“Metanoia” “a change of mind” “doing a 180”
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Results of the fall of man
Death, separation from God
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Resurrection
Jesus was resurrected from the dead, and we now share in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection (eternal life)
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Sanctification
The work of the Holy Spirit that separates believer from sin and evil and dedicates them to the worship and service of God
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Security of the believer
- The AG stands between Calvinism (God is sovereign) and Arminianism (free will)
- No “once saved, always saved.”
- However, NOTHING can separate us from the love of God! Romans 8
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Tithing
10% off the top, God will take care of those who cheerly invest in the work of the kingdom!
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Tongues and prophesy
1 Corinthians 12
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Trinity
- God, Jesus, Holy Spirit
- “God in three persons, blessed trinity”
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Verbal plenary inspiration
God’s word is “God-breathed”
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Vicarious Atonement
- Vicarious – through someone else
- Atonement – repayment for wrong doing
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Virgin birth and conception
Jesus was born of a virgin
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Water baptism
An ordinance of the church. Commandment of Jesus for every believer.
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Worldliness
Worldliness is bad! We are to be in the world, but not of it!
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General Council Executive Officers
- George Wood – General Superintendent
- L. Alton Garrison - Assistant General Superintendent
- James T. Bradford - General Secretary
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District Executive Officers
- Stan Holder – Secretary
- Joe Girdler – Superintendent
- Jerry Paritt – Assistant Superintendent
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Annual Credential Renewal Process
Renewal form must be turned in before December 31st of each year
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AG stance on woman in ministry
AG affirms women in ministry
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District affiliated churches
Under Article XI in the District Constitution
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Election procedures for General Council offices
15 or more votes by secret ballot, 2/3rd’s majority
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General Council affiliated churches
Must have received a certificate of affiliation from the General Council
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General Council official board of directors
See constitution and bylaws
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Membership in secret orders
Not allowed
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Ministry requirements for certified credential
Show promise of usefulness in the gospel work. See section 3 of Article VII of the District Constitution
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Transferring credentials from one district to another
Within 60 days letter of transfer from previous district
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Voluntary cooperative fellowship
That’s what I choose to be a part of. A fellowship that I’m voluntarily cooperative to.
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