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Affiliation &
Beliefs
First Assembly of God is an evangelical, full-Gospel
church, affiliated with the General Council of the Assemblies of God with
headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. The Assemblies of God are widely
recognized for their emphasis on world evangelization and have the largest
number of foreign missionaries of any Christian organization.
Statement of Faith
(A summary of our basic Christian beliefs)
We believe the Bible is the inspired and only
infallible and authoritative written Word of God.
(2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21)
We believe there is one God, eternally existent in
three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost.
(2 Corinthians 13:14; Luke 3:22)
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in
His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and
atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of
the Father, and in His personal future return to this earth in power and glory
to rule for a thousand years.
(1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Matthew 28:6; Hebrews 1:3)
We believe in the blessed hope, the rapture of
the Church, at Christ's coming.
(Titus 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17; Romans 8:23)
We believe the only means of being cleansed from sin
is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
(1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 Corinthians 15:3)
We believe that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is
absolutely essential for personal salvation.
(Luke 24:47; John 3:3-5; Romans 10:13-15)
We believe the redemptive work of Christ on the cross
also provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer.
( 1 Peter 2:24, Psalm 103:2-3)
We believe that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is
given to believers who ask for it.
(Acts 2:4, Acts 2:39)
We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit
by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life.
(Acts 2:42; Galatians 5:16)
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and
the lost, the one to everlasting life, and the other to everlasting damnation.
(John 5:28-29; Revelation 19:20)
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