Larbert Pentecostal
Church subscribes to the Fundamental
Truths of
the Assemblies of God. These are tenets of faith that all
Assemblies of God churches adhere to. For further details please visit
the Assemblies of God (UK) website.This Statement of Faith is not intended as a creed
for
the Church, but as a basis of unity for Assemblies of God ministers and
churches. (1 Cor: 1:10)
• We Believe that the Bible
(i.e. the Old and New Testaments excluding the Apocrypha) is the
inspired Word of God, the infallible, all-sufficient rule for faith and
practice. (2 Tim.3:15-16; 2 Pet.1:21)
• We Believe in the unity of
the one true and living God Who is the eternal, self-existent 'I AM',
Who has also revealed Himself as one Being co- existing in three
Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Deut.6:4; Mark 12:29;
Matt.28:19; 2 Cor.3:14)
• We Believe in the Virgin Birth, Sinless Life, Miraculous Ministry, Substitutionary
Atoning Death, Bodily Resurrection, Triumphant Ascension and Abiding
Intercession of the Lord Jesus Christ and in His personal, visible,
bodily return in power and glory as the blessed hope of all believers
(Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23; Heb. 7:26; 1 Pet. 2:22; Acts 2:22, 10:38; 2
Cor. 5:21; Heb. 9:12; Luke 24:39; 1 Cor. 15:4; Acts 1:9; Eph. 4:8-10;
Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25; 1 Cor. 15:22-24, 51-57; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev.
20:1-6).
• We Believe in the fall of man, who was created pure and upright, but fell by
voluntary transgression. (Gen.1:26-31; 3:1-7; Rom.5:12-21
• We Believe in salvation
through faith in Christ, Who, according to the Scriptures, died for our
sins, was buried and was raised from the dead on the third day, and
that through His blood we have redemption. (Titus 2:11;3:5-7;
Rom.10:8-15, 1 Cor. 15:3-4.) This experience is also known as the new
birth, and is an instantaneous and complete operation of the Holy
Spirit upon initial faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (John 3:5-6; James
1:18; 1 Pet.1:23; 1 John 5:1)
• We Believe that all who have truly repented and believed in
Christ as Lord and Saviour are commanded to be baptised by immersion in
water. (Matt.28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Acts 2:38-39)
• We Believe in the
baptism in the Holy Spirit as an enduement of the believer with power
for service, the essential, biblical evidence of which is the speaking
with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (Acts 1:4-5, 8, 2:4,
10:44-46, 11:14-16, 19:6).
• We Believe in the operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of
Christ in the Church today. (1Cor.12:4-11, 28; Eph. 4:7-16)
• We Believe in holiness of life and conduct in obedience to the command of God. (1
Pet.1:14-16; Heb.12:14; 1 Thess.5:23; 1 John 2:6)
• We Believe that deliverance from sickness, by divine healing, is provided for in
the atonement. (Isa.53:4-5; Matt.8:16-17; James 5:13-16)
• We Believe that all who
have truly repented and believe in Christ as Lord and Saviour should
regularly participate in Breaking of Bread. (Luke 22:14-20; 1 Cor.
11:20-34)
• We Believe in the bodily
resurrection of all men, the everlasting conscious bliss of all who
truly believe in our Lord Jesus Christ and the everlasting conscious
punishment of all whose names are not written in the book of life.
(Dan. 12:2-3;John 5:28-29; 1 Cor. 15:22-24; Matt. 25:46; 2 Thess. 1:9;
Rev. 20:10-15)
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