A PENTECOSTAL
PERSPECTIVES –A/G
DOCTRINE
THE 211 CHAPTERS 1 & 2
SUMMARY OF LAST WEEK’S ‘POP QUIZ’
1. The Inspired Word 2
2. One True God 6
3. Deity of Jesus 3
4. Fall of Man 3
5. Salvation 7
6. Church Ordinances 2
7. Holy Spirit Baptism 7
8. Physical Evidence of 3
9. Sanctification 0
10. Church & Mission 1
11. The Ministry 0
12. Divine Healing 2
13. Blessed Hope 5
14. 1,000 yr Reign 1
15. Final Judgement 1
16. New Heavens & Earth 1
# 1. THE INSPIRATION OF SCRIPTURES
•The inspired Word of God: The Scriptures, both the Old and New
Testaments, are verbally inspired by God and are the revelation of God to
man—the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct (2 Timothy
3:15–17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).
•2 Peter 1: 21, “For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but
prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by
the Holy Spirit.”
•2 Timothy 3: 16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for
teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the
servant of God[a]may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
Doctrinal Statement #1
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments,
are verbally inspired by God and are the revelation
of God to man—the infallible, authoritative rule of
faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:15–17; 1 Thess
2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).
•What does this verse mean?
•What two truths does this verse reveal?
•The Scripture contains a present power for life
•All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting, and teaching.
•What is the significance of the word “breath” in this verse?
•Ruach = the breath of God as seen in Gen 1 at the creation
•What does the term verbally inspired mean?
The Holy Spirit inspired every word in the original documents; the Holy
Spirit helped the writers choose what words to use in writing the
Scriptures.
•The term canon means “a rule, a standard, a measuring rod.” The canon
of Scripture refers to books that have met a church-accepted standard
for the inspired Word of God. The thirty-nine books of the Old
Testament have been considered sacred since before New Testament
times. The list of the current twenty-seven books of the New Testament
was formed over three centuries. During those years, church leaders
discussed the list often, and the majority of them agreed on God’s
inspiration of various books. In AD 397 the Council of Carthage
confirmed that the only books that measured up to the standard were
the twenty-seven books we call the New Testament.
Standards for Canonization
•The Council of Carthage measured the books of the New Testament by
the following four tests to determine if they were to be included in the
New Testament canon:
1. An apostle or someone close to an apostle had to be the author.
2. The book had to match what the church already knew to be
Scripture.
3. The book had to be widely accepted by the church.
4. The book had to have a quality that revealed divine inspiration.
What is the Apocrypha? Why weren’t these books canonized?
The Apocrypha is made up of additional books. These books
are included in the Catholic Bible and some Eastern Orthodox
Bibles but not in the Hebrew Scriptures. These books did not
meet the criteria established by the Council of Carthage. Some
books contained history but were not inspired by God. Others
contained clear errors or doctrine contrary to the rest of the
Bible.
Variants:
Variants are minor differences between handwritten
copies of the earliest biblical texts. Variants also include
errors in copying or printing that were introduced
through the process of reproducing and / or translating
the biblical texts.
REVELATION COMPARED TO ILLUMINATION:
Revelation:
Revelation communicates
truth to us that we would
not have been able to learn
on our own. The Bible is a
special revelation that shows
us how to have a
relationship with God
Illumination:
Illumination provides
enlightenment and gives us
understanding of God’s
Word. The Holy Spirit
illuminates Scriptures or
“turns the light on” so we
may understand.
#2. THE ONE TRUE GOD
CHAPTER 2
Doctrinal Statement #2
The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally
self-existent “I am,” the Creator of heaven and earth and
the Redeemer of humankind. He has further revealed
Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and
association as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Deuteronomy
6:4; Isaiah 43:10–11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).
Romans 1: 28
“28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain
the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved
mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.”
False Views of God
▪Atheism—belief that there is no God
▪Pantheism—belief that God is in every created thing (flowers, trees,
creatures, and so on)
▪Polytheism—belief in many gods
▪Deism—belief that there is a God, but He does not care about or provide
for His creation in any way
Characteristics
of God
We see in Gen 1:1; Psalms 14: 1; and Romans 1: 20 that an argument for
God’s existence is not made...He IS!
However, there are human efforts to explain HIS existence, these are the
more popular thoughts taught/discussed today:
•God is so immense and complex that we cannot fully understand Him until
we meet Him face to face—and even then, we may still fall short. One of the
greatest mysteries of Scripture is the doctrine of the Trinity—the truth that
there is one God revealed in three distinct Persons.
False Teachings
Tritheism Sabellianism
The belief that the Father, Son, The belief taught by Bishop
And Holy Spirit are 3 separate Sabellius that the Father, Son
Gods and Holy Spirit are simply 3
aspects of the one God
The A/G embraces the doctrine of the TRINITY...
Trinity is defined as:
•The words trinity or triune mean “three in one.” In relation to
God, we use the terms Triune God and Trinity to mean that in the
one God are three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
•For illustrations (not perfect but gives the idea) teachers often
use an egg or water as steam, flowing, and encompassing the
earth...
