doctrine: certified exam

Ezra 7:10 (NIV) For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.

an unconditional security that can never be lost.

Scripture teaches the security of the believer in Christ but not

of equal importance with Scripture.

Modern-day revelations, visions, and prophetic utterances are not

separation from sin and dedication to God.

the two aspects of sanctification are

saving grace

The Assemblies of God does not teach that water baptism is a sacrament that imparts

deliverance from sickness

is provided for in the Atonement and is the privilege of all believers.

verbal plenary inspiration

emphasizes that the Holy Spirit guided the human writers so that every original word of Scripture is precisely what He intended it to be.

inerrancy

means that both the doctrinal and ethical teachings of Scripture and the historical and scientific details of Scripture are without error.

the Scriptures

are our only authoritative rule for doctrine and practice.

Trinity, or as one Being of three persons

We may speak of the Lord our God, who is One Lord, as a _, and still be scriptural.

the Son; diety

We rightly ascribe of all of the attributes of _

in The Fall

humankind by voluntary transgression incurred both physical death and spiritual death. (Gen 3:23)

repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

The human conditions of salvation are

is a life of righteousness and truth and holiness

The outward evidence of salvation

In the act of Holy Communion, the bread and fruit of the vine do not

literally become the body and blood of our Lord. 

the baptism in the Holy Spirit

is distinct from and subsequent to the new birth.

instantaneous and entire

The Assemblies of God teaches that sanctification is

the church

is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine enablement for the fulfillment of Christ’s Great Commission.

believers

The Final Judgement is not for

sent to everlasting punishment.

those not found written in the Book of Life are

healing

James 5:14-16; Isaiah 53:4-5

the rapture of the church

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

the reality of an eternal hell

Matthew 25:46; Revelation 20:11-15

salvation

Romans 10:9-13; Ephesians 2:8-9

Holy Spirit baptism

Acts 2:4, 10:44-46, 19:1-7

apocrypha

Books written during the period between the Book of Malachi and the birth of Jesus. The Jews did not include them in the Hebrew Bible and the Protestant Reformers rejected them as not being inspired.

arianism

A third century A.D. heresy denying the divinity of Christ.

autographs

The original, handwritten manuscripts produced by the human authors of Scripture. These were probably circulated and copied so many times that they wore out. None of them are no known to exist, however, copies from close to the time they were written do exist

calvinism

John Calvin (1509 – 1564) taught God’s absolute sovereignty demanded absolute predestination of those who should be saved and who should be lost.

canon

The list of books accepted by the Church as Scripture inspired by the Holy Spirit.

deism

A belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene and is disinterested towards the created universe.

eternal

Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.

immutable

Unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

incarnation

The act by which the eternal Son of God became a human being without giving up His deity.

justification

God’s act of declaring and accepting persons as righteous in His sight – just as if they had never sinned.

Millennial Reign

The thousand-year reign of Christ on earth.

omnipotent

Having unlimited power; able to do anything.

omnipresent

God is everywhere present and nothing is hidden from Him.

omniscient

Knows everything.

polytheism

The belief in or worship of more than one god.

pre-millennial

Teaches that Jesus will personally return at the end of the Church Age and will establish his kingdom on earth for a thousand years.

ransom

The price Jesus paid for the salvation for mankind.

reconciliation

The bringing of people to God in a restored fellowship.

redemption

Refers to Christ paying the penalty for sins by His death on the cross and the shedding of His blood.

regeneration

The Holy Spirit’s work of giving new life to the sinner who repents and believes in Jesus.

repentance

From the Greek metanoia, “a change of mind.” That is, a change of basic attitudes toward God and Christ that involves a turning away from sin and a seeking of God’s rule and righteousness.

sabellianism

Followers of Sabellius (third century A.D.), who taught that God is one Person who revealed Himself in three forms, modes, or manifestations, in succession.

sanctification

The work of the Holy Spirit that separates believers from sin and evil and dedicates them to the worship and service of the Lord. There is an initial act of sanctification at conversion and a continuing process of sanctification as we cooperate with the Holy Spirit in putting to death wrong desires.

vicarious atonement

The doctrine that Jesus died on the cross as our substitute and thereby bore the penalty for our sins.