Below 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' (trusting Christ, through faith and
repentance, to be our personal Savior). [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines
of the AG]
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 AG]
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 AG]
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 AG]
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!'
