Cainsville Assembly of God

BELIEFS

• Statement of Fundamental Truths
• AG Position Papers
• Baptism in the Holy Spirit
• General Christian Doctrines
• Relationships & Conduct
• Christian Character
• Contemporary Issues

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. At that time many in the nation of Israel will recognize and accept Him as the Messiah, the Savior who died for them and all mankind.

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!'

1. Abstinence from Alcohol
2. Apostles and Prophets
3. Assisted Suicide, A Biblical Perspective on…
4. Baptism in the Holy Spirit: The Initial Experience and Continuing Evidences of the Spirit-Filled Life
5. Creation, Doctrine of…
6. Deacons and Trustees, Qualifications and Responsibilities of…
7. Demon Possessed, Can Born-Again Believers be…?
8. Disabilities, Ministry to People With… - A Biblical Perspective
9. Discipleship and Submission Movement
10. Divine Healing: an Integral Part of the Gospel
11. Divorce and Remarriage Application of Biblical Principles
12. Endtime Revival — Spirit-Led and Spirit-Controlled
13. Eternal Punishment
14. Gambling, A Biblical Perspective on…
15. Homosexuality
16. Human Life, Sanctity of... (Including Abortion and Euthanasia)
17. Inerrancy Of Scripture
18. Kingdom of God as Described in Holy Scripture
19. Ministry, Theology of…
20. Ordination, The Assemblies of God View of…
21. Positive Confession, The Believer And… - The Life of Faith
22. Rapture of the Church
23. Security of the Believer
24. Transcendental Meditation
25. Women, The Role of… in Ministry

Introductory Remarks

1. Do Christians receive the Holy Spirit when they are saved? If so, how is this experience different from the baptism in the Holy Spirit?
2. Can a person receive eternal life in heaven without the baptism in the Holy Spirit? If so, why should we be baptized in the Spirit?
3. Once a person is baptized in the Holy Spirit, why is it necessary to be refilled later?
4. What is the difference between "speaking in tongues" when one is baptized in the Spirit and "speaking in tongues" publicly? Also, what is the advantage of "praying in tongues" in one's private prayer life?
5. When tongues are exercised publicly according to the Biblical standard, should there always be an interpretation? Who should give the interpretation?
6. For whose benefit and for what purpose are there utterances in tongues followed by interpretations?
7. Is it possible for an interpretation of tongues to run contrary to the teachings of the Bible?
8. As humans do we play a role as to whether or not tongues and other gifts will operate in the church?
9. Can a person be filled with the Holy Spirit without speaking in tongues?
10. In the first outpouring recorded in the New Testament, there were tongues of fire and the sound of a violent wind. Why does this not occur today?
11. Is it possible to be saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit at the same time?
12. First Corinthians 13:8 says "Whether there be tongues, they shall cease" (KJV). Wouldn't this indicate the baptism in the Holy Spirit was only for those first followers 2,000 years ago?
13. Since Paul suggested in 1 Corinthians 14:19 that it is better to speak intelligible words in church than to speak in tongues, doesn't it follow that the experience of tongues in unnecessary today?
14. Is there proof that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit experienced today is genuinely biblical?
15. Why do Pentecostals emphasize speaking in tongues when this is only mentioned a few times in Acts and 1 Corinthians 12 to 14?
16. Who should be baptized in the Holy Spirit?
17. When a person is filled with the Holy Spirit, is he in a semi-conscious state, or is he totally coherent and aware of what is happening?
18. Why are some people baptized in the Spirit immediately, while others seek so long without receiving the experience?
19. When an individual is seeking the baptism in the Holy Spirit, can anything be done to prepare his life or environment that will quicken the infilling?
20. Is tongues the only evidence of the infilling of the Holy Spirit? Will there be any significant changes in one's attitudes and actions after being baptized in the Spirit?

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