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Credentialing Exam Flashcards

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Agnosticism

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T.H. Huxley used the term “not knowing” to express his opinion that it was impossible to know whether or not God exists.

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Amillennialism

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The belief that the thousand year reign of Christ found in Revelation chapter 20 is not to be understood literally, but rather that symbolically of Christ reigning in Heaven during the Church Age.

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Annual Credential Renewal Process

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The process by which all credentialed ministers with the General Council Assemblies of God must renew their credentials by filling out a form/questionnaire which must be completed no later than December 31st of the given year.

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Antichrist

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A term used five times by the apostle John in the New Testament often refers to the character of a person who opposes the truth of the Gospel. The term also refers to a specific individual who will oppose and wage war against Christ in the end-times.

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Apocryphal books

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A group of 15 books that were written during the Intertestamental period. These books were not included in the Hebrew Bible and were not considered to be inspired by God.

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Apostles-biblical and current roles

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Means “sent ones” or “messenger” and refers to the twelve men who were chosen to carry on the work Christ. Today the office of apostle is not needed for the Church to be healthy, however, believers may still exemplify the nature and fulfill certain roles of the New Testament apostle.

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Arianism

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A teaching of Arius (AD 250-356) concerning the relationship between God and Jesus; stated that Jesus did not always exist but was created by God and therefore is distinct from God.

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Articles of Incorporation for a local church

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Referring to the requirement of adopting recommended and approved constitution and bylaws for becoming affiliated with the General Council of the Assemblies of God.

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Assemblies of God four cardinal doctrines

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The four truths that are considered to be the core beliefs because of their application to believers and unbelievers both now and in the future. These four doctrines are salvation, divine healing, baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the second coming of Christ.

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Assemblies of God fourfold mission of the church

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To be an agency of God for evangelizing the world, to be a corporate body in which man may worship God, to be a channel of God’s purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son, and to be a people who demonstrate God’s love and compassion for all the world.

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Assemblies of God membership

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Referring to the Recommended Bylaws for Local Assemblies, Article VI which discusses membership in a local Assembly of God church.

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Assemblies of God policies regarding divorce and remarriage of ministers

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Found in the General Council Bylaws Article IX, B, Section 5. Reflects commonly held beliefs based on scripture which have been endorsed by the church’s Commission on Doctrinal Purity and the Executive Presbytery of the General Council of the Assemblies of God.

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Assemblies of God purposes and distinctives

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Referring the nature, prerogatives, principles for fellowship and Statement of Fundamental Truths for the General Council of the Assemblies of God found in the General Council Constitution Articles II-V.

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Assemblies of God stance on women in ministry

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States that there is no “convincing evidence that the ministry of women is restricted according to some sacred or immutable principle.”

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Assemblies of God U.S. Missions

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Created because of the responsibility to spread the Gospel on our homeland (United States of America) and has a primary purpose is to promote the establishing of indigenous churches and facilitating the evangelization and discipleship of individuals within the United States.

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Assemblies of God World Missions

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Created because of the responsibility to spread the Gospel on foreign land and whose primary purpose is to be an agency of the church in fulfilling it’s fourfold mission.

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Atheism

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The belief held which denies that any god or supernatural deity exists. Atheism is a complete contrast to the Judeo-Christian belief in only one God.

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Attributes of God

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The special traits, characteristics, or qualities of God that constitute His nature and being. Can refer to the constitutional attributes (spirit, knowable, eternal, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient and wise) and/or the moral attributes of God (faithful, truthful, good, patient, loving, gracious and merciful, holy, righteous and just).

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Authority of Scripture

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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.

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Autographs-original manuscripts

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Refers to the original handwritten manuscripts of the Old and New Testament, which were produced by human authors that were inspired by God. None of these original manuscripts are known to exist today, however, thousands of reliable copies have been discovered which confirms the authenticity of the autographs.

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Bible versions

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Refers to various Bible translations from their original written language. Depending on the translator, versions may be more or less literal, meaning a word-for-word or thought-for-thought translation.

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Call to ministry

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God calls people, without regard to race, gender, disability, or national origin; to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, exhorters, administrators, leaders, and helpers; to build up the body of Christ. The call to ministry refers to the urgency received from God by an individual to serve the local church in the listed capacities.

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Calvinism

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Protestant sect. Emphasized a strong moral code and believed in predestination (the idea that God decided whether or not a person would be saved - pre determined).

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Cannon of Scripture

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The writings of Sacred Scripture that are approved by the Church as inspired by God

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Christology

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The branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ

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Classification of spiritual gifts

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There are three groups:

  1. wisdom and knowledge for teaching and preaching
  2. faith, healing, miraculous powers, prophecy and discernment between spirits for ministry
  3. tongues and interpretation for worship
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Deacon

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‘Servant” “Helper” An office in the local church. A man or woman who is given the job by a local Christian assembly/church of looking after the practical needs of community - administration finances, food and welfare needs etc.

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Discipleship

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The diligent and intentional teaching and practices that promote a life long lifestyle of becoming more like Jesus and reproducing Christ’s life in others to become learners and students of Christ, leaving the past and surrendering every aspect of one’s life to the Jesus

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Ecclesiology

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The study of church doctrine

the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of the church

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Ecumenism

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Promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity

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Elders

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Elders Elected out of the congregation and given the responsibility of seeing that preaching and teaching are done

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Eschatology

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A study of and teaching about the “last things” (death, judgment, heaven, hell, purgatory, the Second Coming of Christ, and the resurrection of the body).

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Evangelism

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Zealous (enthusiastic) preaching and dissemination (spreading) of the gospel

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Illumination

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A person reads the bible, the Holy Spirit is pleased to shed light on the truth of God’s word, making it ‘come alive’ to the reader in their heats and minds

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Eschatological Error

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  1. restitution of all things
  2. setting a date for the Lord’s return
  3. post-trib rapture
  4. amillenialism
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The Great Commission

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Matt 28:19 The command given by Jesus to “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”

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Hermeneutics

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Encompassing all forms of communication: written, verbal and nonverbal (similar to exegesis)

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Exegesis

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Textual criticism: is the investigation into the history and origins of the text (more limited then hermeneutics)

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Holy Spirit baptism

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An experience distinct from and subsequent o new birth, providing power for lives of service, power to witness

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Imminent return of Christ

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The date of Christ’s return is unknown, therefore we should be alert and on guard

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Immutable

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Not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature: unchangeable

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Interpretation of tongues

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The gift of the Holy Spirit by which the general meaning of something spoken in tongues is reported to the church

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Gift of Discernment

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Spiritual gift: the ability to distinguish between good and evil spirits

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Gift of Prophecy

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Spiritual gift: edifies, exhorts, and comforts (I Corinthians 14:3); helps us build up or strengthen; and should lead us to the Word of God. It is the ministry of the Holy Spirit to convict of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment to come (John 16:8-11).
is divinely inspired and anointed utterance; a supernatural proclamation in a known language. It is the manifestation of the Spirit of God - not of intellect (I Corinthians 12:7), and it may be possessed and operated by all who have the infilling of the Holy Spirit (I Corinthians 14:31)

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Infallibility of Scripture

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The divine source and authority of the Scriptures assures us that the Bible is also infallible; incapable of error or misleading, deceiving or disappointing us

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Inspiration of Scripture

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‘God-Breathed’ By divine power of the Holy Spirit moved the human authors of the Bible in such a way that it reflects the intentions of God.

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Initial physical evidence

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The baptism of the Holy Spirit is witnessed by the initial physical evidence of speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives them utterances.

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Inspiration

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Means “to breathe upon.” It is a translation of the Greek theopneustos, which is rendered “God-breathed”. The idea is that “breath” represents “spirit,”

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Justification

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By faith in Jesus we have been restored to divine fellowship. We have been justified by the blood of Christ: the payment for our sins has been paid We are made or declared righteous

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Gift of Faith

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Spiritual gift: supernatural faith to believe in the extraordinary and the miraculous

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Gift of Healing

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Spiritual gift: to restore health by supernatural means.

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Geneva Bible

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First bible translated to English (brought to America)

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Millennium

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1,000 years of Earthly rule of Christ while Satan is bound

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Ministry Gifts

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  • Faith
  • Gifts of healings
  • Miracles
  • Prophecy
  • (Discerning) Distinguishing of spirits
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Mission of the Church

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  1. Evangelize the world
    2 Ministry to God
    3 To disciple and equip a body of saints being perfected in the image of Christ
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Gift of Knowledge

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Spiritual Gift: utterance that reveals knowledge about people, circumstances or Biblical truth

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Gift of Wisdom

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Spiritual Gift: utterance of wise revelation about a specific problem

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Miraculous Power

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Spiritual Gift: acts of supernatural owes to alter the normal course of nature

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New Heaven and New Earth

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Fundamental Truth #16
God will create when Satan and his demons have been cast into the final judgement and men will live with physical access to God

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Ordinances of the church

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  1. Baptism by immersion (Matt 28:19)
  2. Lord’s Supper (I Cor 11:20-34)
    There is no saving power in the performance of these acts.
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Pentecost

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‘Fiftieth’ A name for the harvest feast.
Originally, a Jewish festival, fifty days after passover, celebrating the giving of the law to Moses at Sinai. Fifty days after Jesus’ resurrection, 120 believers were in the upper room and the Holy Spirit was manifested, given, and communicated to the Church, fulfilling the mission of Christ. This is the “birthday” of the church.

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Post-Millenenialism

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Refers to the teaching that the millennium is the church age or an extension of the church age, with Christ ruling but not personally present.

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Pre-Millenalism

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Teaches that Jesus will personally return at the end of the church age and will establish is kingdom on earth for a thousand years.

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Prophecy

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A word or revelation, given to a believer for another person, directly from God by the impulse of the Holy Spirit

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Rapture

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The snatching away of true believers to meet with Jesus in the air.

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Redemption

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To rescue someone by paying a ransom. Just as God redeemed Israel from the land of Egypt, so Jesus Christ redeems us from the slavery of sin and death by paying the ransom price of His lifeblood.

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Regeneration

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

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Repentance

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Greek ‘mentanoia’ a change of mind; turning away from sin and turning to God.

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Revelation of Christ

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The return of Christ n power and gory to destroy the forces of the antichrist and establish the millennial kingdom

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Second Death

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Eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire.

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Sacraments

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Certain prescribed rituals in which participants engage with the belief that special grace is bestowed

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Reconciliation

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The restoration of the sinner to fellowship with God through the work of Christ on the cross. Becomes effective for each person through his personal repentance and faith in Christ.

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Saints

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Believers. Those ‘set apart’ from sin in the world. “holy person” from the word Hagios.

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Sanctification

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The work of the Holy Spirit that separates believers from sin and evil and dedicates them to worship and service to God.

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Security of the believer

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Depends on a living relationship with Christ in view of the Bibles call to holiness; a man may have his part taken out of the tree of life and can fall away.

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Septuagint

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Original Greek Bible. This is the name given to the Greek translation of Hebrew Scriptures which were produced in the 3rd to 1st centuries B.C.

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Righteous

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Moral attribute of God: dependent upon to act with justice. It is His nature to be just and He is always true to His nature.

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Tithing principles

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Should be used for support of the active ministry and for the propagation of the Gospel and work of the Lord.

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Trinity

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Father, Son, Holy Spirit. A united being (God) with three distinct persons. Each unique, having unique roles, personalities and actions but united in function and purpose Tri -une Godhead

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Verbal plenary inspiration

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Thus ‘sayeth the Lord’ in the Bible: the word spoken in fulness to the writers of the Bible: Jesus stated “Scripture cannot be broken.”
every (plenary) word (verbal) spoken directly by God

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Vicarious Atonement

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“In Place Of” when Jesus died for us, He took on the consequences of human sin

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Water baptism

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Symbolizes the believer’s spiritual death to the old life and his or her spiritual resurrection to a new life in Christ. immersion

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Worldliness

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Manifestations of extreme behavior, unbecoming speech or inappropriate appearance. Fascination or association which lessons one’s affection for Jesus

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All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

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2 Timothy 3:15–17

  1. The Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God.
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or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

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2 Peter 1:21

  1. The Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God.
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Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

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Matthew 28:19

  1. There is one true God, eternally self-existent, properly understood as one Being of three persons.
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And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate,[a] who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.[b]

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John 14:16-17

  1. There is one true God, eternally self-existent, properly understood as one Being of three persons.
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“Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son,
and they will call him Immanuel,[a]
which means ‘God is with us.’”

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Matthew 1:23

  1. Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.
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Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Philippians 2:9-11

  1. Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.
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Then God said, “Let us make human beings[a] in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

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Genesis 1:26–27

  1. Humankind voluntarily fell out of relationship with God through sin.
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Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

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Romans 5:12–19

  1. Humankind voluntarily fell out of relationship with God through sin.
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It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations,[a] beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’

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Luke 24:47

5. Only the shed blood of Jesus can redeem individuals from sin and death.

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For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.

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Romans 8:16

  1. Only the shed blood of Jesus can redeem individuals from sin and death.
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Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

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Matthew 28:19

  1. The ordinances of the church are water baptism and holy communion.
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For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

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Romans 6:4

  1. The ordinances of the church are water baptism and holy communion.
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“And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”

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Luke 24:49

  1. All believers are entitled to the baptism in the Holy Spirit, an experience distinct from, and subsequent to, the new birth and promised by the Father.
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Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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Acts 1:4,8

  1. All believers are entitled to the baptism in the Holy Spirit, an experience distinct from, and subsequent to, the new birth and promised by the Father.
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And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages,[a] as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

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Acts 2:4

  1. Speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of the Holy Spirit baptism.
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There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice[a]; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.[b] The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages,[c] while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.

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1 Corinthians 12:4-10,28

  1. Speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of the Holy Spirit baptism.
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And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[b] Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

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Romans 12:1-2

  1. Sanctification is a life of separation from sin, realized by identifying with Christ’s death and resurrection.
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But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.

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1 Peter 1:15,16

  1. Sanctification is a life of separation from sin, realized by identifying with Christ’s death and resurrection.
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ow these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.

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Ephesians 4:11-16

  1. The church is Christ’s body, the habitation of God, and exists for a fourfold purpose.
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God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.

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Ephesians 1:22-23

  1. The church is Christ’s body, the habitation of God, and exists for a fourfold purpose.
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Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.

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Ephesians 4:11,16

  1. The church is to be led by a divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry.
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And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.[a] They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”

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Mark 16:15-20

  1. The church is to be led by a divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry.
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Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows[a] that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
But he was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins.
He was beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could be healed.

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Isaiah 53:4-5

  1. Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel.
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Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.

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James 5:14-16

  1. Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel.
108
Q

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died[a] will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.

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1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

  1. The resurrection of the righteous dead and the rapture of living believers is the Blessed Hope of the church.
109
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But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed.

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1 Corinthians 15:21-52

  1. The resurrection of the righteous dead and the rapture of living believers is the Blessed Hope of the church.
110
Q

Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God. The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses.

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Revelation 19:11-14

  1. The second coming of Christ includes the visible return of Christ to reign for one thousand years.
111
Q

In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together;
the leopard will lie down with the baby goat.
The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion,
and a little child will lead them all.
The cow will graze near the bear.
The cub and the calf will lie down together.
The lion will eat hay like a cow.
The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra.
Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.
Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain,
for as the waters fill the sea,
so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord.

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Isaiah 11:6-9

  1. The second coming of Christ includes the visible return of Christ to reign for one thousand years.
112
Q

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”

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Matthew 25:46

  1. A final judgment awaits the wicked, both the dead and the living.
113
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If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell[a] with two hands.[b] If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.[c] And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’

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Mark 9:43-48

  1. A final judgment awaits the wicked, both the dead and the living.
114
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But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.

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2 Peter 3:13

  1. A new heavens and a new earth are promised in the Bible for the redeemed in Christ.
115
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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

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Rev 21-22

  1. A new heavens and a new earth are promised in the Bible for the redeemed in Christ.

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