Two years after forming the Assemblies of God, its leaders wrote the 16-item "Statement of Fundamental Truths," which, with few changes, has remained the central declaration of Assemblies of God beliefs in the 80+ years since that time.

The following is a condensed version of the "Statement of Fundamental Truths" (Revised 1983 General Council) document:

1.The Scriptures Inspired - The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.

2.The One True God - The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. (Terms defined: The terms "Trinity" and "persons" as related to the Godhead, while not found in the Scriptures, are words in harmony with Scripture.)

3.The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ - The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.

4.The Fall of Man - Man was created good and upright. However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God.

5.The Salvation of Man - Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit. The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness.

6.Ordinances of the Church - (a) Baptism in Water and (b) Holy Communion

7.The Baptism in the Holy Ghost - All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire.

8.The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost - The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance.

9.Sanctification - Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God. The Scriptures teach a life of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord".

10.The Church and Its Mission - The Church is the Body of Christ. The priority reason-for-being of the Assemblies of God as part of the Church is: (a) To be an agency of God for evangelizing the world; (b) To be a corporate body in which man may worship God; (c) To be a channel of God's purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son

11.The Ministry - A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the threefold purpose of leading the Church

12.Divine Healing - Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.

13.The Blessed Hope - The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the church

14.The Millenial Reign of Christ - The second coming of Christ

15.The Final Judgment - There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

16.The New Heavens and the New Earth - "We, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness"

WE BELIEVE The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God (2 Tim.3:16) There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit (2 Cor.13:14) 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 a thousand years (Matt.16:16; I Cor.15:3,4) In the blessed hope, which is the rapture of the Church at Christ's coming (Titus 2:13) The only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ (I Peter 1:18,19) Regeneration by the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it (Acts 2:39) In the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christians enabled to live a holy life (Gal 5:16) 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) In water baptism by immersion (Matt 28:19)

(This page was last updated on 1st September 2000 by the Believer)

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