Our Beliefs
Our Beliefs
This “Statement of Fundamental Truths” contains the 16 doctrines of the Assemblies of God. These are non-negotiable tenets of faith that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to.
Four of these, Salvation, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Divine Healing, and the Second Coming of Christ are considered Cardinal Doctrines which are essential to the church’s core mission of reaching the world for Christ.
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01
The Bible is inspired by God and is “the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct”.
02
There is only one true God who exists as Trinity.
03
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and, as the second person of the Trinity, is God.
04
Man was created good by God but was
separated from God through original sin.
05
The Church’s mission is to seek and save all who are lost in sin; the Church is the Body of Christ and consists of all people who accept Christ, regardless of Christian denomination
06
There are two ordinances. Believer’s baptism by immersion is a declaration to the world that the believer has died and been raised together with Christ, becoming a new creation. The Lord’s Supper is a symbol expressing the believer’s sharing in the divine nature of Christ, a memorial of Christ’s suffering and death, and a prophecy of Christ’s second coming.
07
Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a separate and
subsequent experience following conversion. Spirit
baptism brings empowerment to live an
overcoming Christian life and to be an effective
witness.
08
Sanctification is “an act of separation from that
which is evil, and of dedication unto God”. It
occurs when the believer identifies with, and has
faith in, Christ in his death and resurrection. It is
understood to be a process in that it requires
continual yielding to the Holy Spirit
09
Speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence
of the baptism in the Holy Spirit
10
Salvation is received through repentance toward
God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ.
11
Divinely called and scripturally-ordained ministers
serve the Church.
12
Divine healing of the sick is provided for in the
atonement.
13
The “imminent and blessed hope” of the Church is
its rapture preceding the bodily return of Christ to
earth.
14
The rapture of the Church will be followed by the
visible return of Christ and his reign on earth for a
thousand years
15
There will be a final judgment and eternal
damnation for the “wicked dead”.
16
There will be future new heavens and a new earth
“wherein dwelleth righteousness”