What does the Penticostal (spelling?) church believe in?
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They get their name from the day of "Pentecost". On that day the Holy Spirit descended on the church and people spoke in tongues. So, this group emphasizes, or rather, overemphasized speaking in tongues. \n\nThe worst of them believe that unless you speak in tongues you're not saved. Notice I say, the worst of them. They don't all believe the exact same thing. There are Trinitarian Pentecostals and Oneness Pentecostals (these deny the Trinity). \n\nIt's a group that's very emotional. Their services can become very chaotic with people running around the church and a lot of unrecognizable screaming (speaking in tongues they would say). I speak from experience, I've seen it. It's not misinformation, but look it up and you'll discover for yourself.
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I used to be Pentecostal and I followed all of those rules for years. But When I started reading and studying the Bible, I never could find and answer to those questions. In fact I still have yet to find an answer. As it is I shave my legs, cut my hair, and wear pants, make-up and jewelry, and I am closer to God than ever. I honestly don't think he cares, but if anyone can prove me wrong, I'd like to know.
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hmm...i used to be penticostal and i became adventist.\n\nit really depends on what branch of penticostalism you are talking about. there is the liberal type and the conservative type.\n\ni grew up on the conservative side. women wore dresses..you almost never cut your hair. as a woman you never wore anything above your knees. etc etc etc.\n\nso here are the similarities and differences that i have seen.\n\nas church standard..modesty is appreciated by both denominations.\n\nthey both read the same Bible (at least in romanian they do....im a romanian). \n\nromanian penticostal women wear headcoverings.....as most adventist women dont, though a few older women do, and in Romania, where teh custom of wearing a scarf on your head is very much a cultural thing, some adventist women will wear them out there.\n\nboth denominations believe that all the gifts of the spirit are still to be used today. the only difference is in the manifestation. Penticostals have the manifestations at just about any church meeting and home prayer meetings. While adventists believe that the gifts are to be used specifically when you are directly ministring to someone or witnessing to them about God. ( like peter did in the 1st chap. of Acts.) \n\na difference would be in the day of worship, pentis on sunday and SDA's on saturday. though both of them usually keep it the same way. at least when i grew up, we didnt cook or sew or do any work on sunday. and adventists do about the same.\n\nthere are also a few doctrinal differences, like about what happens when you die and about hell and about the whole tribulation and rapture issue. but those are deeper sujects. message me if you want to know more info.
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I go to Pentecostal church now. So, it's more like a non- denominational service, only we have the prayer team, before the shermon. So if anyone need prayer or encouragement, they can go to the front and pray with the prayer's counselor. They also have altar call, for people that want to receive Jesus. \nI believe that when we sing and pray, it's for the glory of God. We sing from the heart and dance from the heart (Just like David). \nI grew up in Lutheran church. No one 'dare' to raise their hand or even move their finger, and (sorry) some funeral service are more lively than they are. It's like people in the church said to God "Bless me if you can" ... But that's just my church, I know that not all Lutheran church are like that.
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The first "Pentecostals" in the modern sense appeared on the scene in 1901 in the city of Topeka, Kansas in a Bible school conducted by Charles Fox Parham, a holiness teacher and former Methodist pastor. In spite of controversy over the origins and timing of Parham's emphasis on glossolalia, all historians agree that the movement began during the first days of 1901 just as the world entered the Twentieth Century. The first person to be baptized in the Holy Spirit accompanied by speaking in tongues was Agnes Ozman, one of Parham's Bible School students, who spoke in tongues on the very first day of the new century, January 1, 1901. According to J. Roswell Flower, the founding Secretary of the Assemblies of God, Ozman's experience was the "touch felt round the world," an event which "made the Pentecostal Movement of the Twentieth Century." \n\nAs a result of this Topeka Pentecost, Parham formulated the doctrine that tongues was the "Bible evidence" of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. He also taught that tongues was a supernatural impartation of human languages (xenoglossolalia) for the purpose of world evangelization. Henceforth, he taught, missionaries need not study foreign languages since they would be able to preach in miraculous tongues all over the world. Armed with this new theology, Parham founded a church movement which he called the "Apostolic Faith" and began a whirlwind revival tour of the American middle west to promote his exciting new experience. \n\nIt was not until 1906, however, that Pentecostalism achieved worldwide attention through the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles led by the African-American preacher William Joseph Seymour. He learned about the tongues-attested baptism in a Bible school that Parham conducted in Houston, Texas in 1905. Invited to pastor a black holiness church in Los Angeles in 1906, Seymour opened the historic meeting in April, 1906 in a former African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church building at 312 Azusa Street in downtown Los Angeles. \n\nWhat happened at Azusa Street has fascinated church historians for decades and has yet to be fully understood and explained. For over three years, the Azusa Street "Apostolic Faith Mission" conducted three services a day, seven days a week, where thousands of seekers received the tongues baptism. Word of the revival was spread abroad through The Apostolic Faith, a paper that Seymour sent free of charge to some 50,000 subscribers. From Azusa Street Pentecostalism spread rapidly around the world and began its advance toward becoming a major force in Christendom. \n\nThe Azusa Street movement seems to have been a merger of white American holiness religion with worship styles derived from the African-American Christian tradition which had developed since the days of chattel slavery in the South. The expressive worship and praise at Azusa Street, which included shouting and dancing, had been common among Appalachian whites as well as Southern blacks. The admixture of tongues and other charisms with black music and worship styles created a new and indigenous form of Pentecostalism that was to prove extremely attractive to disinherited and deprived people, both in America and other nations of the world. \n\nThe interracial aspects of the movement in Los Angeles were a striking exception to the racism and segregation of the times. The phenomenon of blacks and whites worshipping together under a black pastor seemed incredible to many observers. The ethos of the meeting was captured by Frank Bartleman, a white Azusa participant, when he said of Azusa Street, "The color line was washed away in the blood." Indeed, people from all the ethnic minorities of Los Angeles, a city which Bartleman called "the American Jerusalem," were represented at Azusa Steet. \n\nThe place of William Seymour as an important religious leader now seems to be assured. As early as 1972 Sidney Ah
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There are different denominations that are Pentecostal.  There are some that have the word 'Pentecostal' in their name [i.e. Pentecostal Holiness Church] and others that are Pentecostal in practice [i.e. people use the gifts of the Holy Spirit in worship].  I go to the Assemblies of God church, and we are Pentecostal in worship.  Not saying either one is right or wrong, they're both very similar.  We don't have 'rules' like that.  I was saved and baptized in blue jeans.  I wear pants every week, and I talk to men.  I don't wear make up, but there are no church 'rules' about that.  Also, check if the rules are from the denomination itself, or just from stuffed shirts in the congregation.  God looks on the heart.  Those that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.  Hope that helps.  God bless you.
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2 Thess 2:15 urges the churches to be faithful to the apostolic tradition which guided Scripture interpretation. Y'see, the gospel was PREACHED for 15-20 years BEFORE the first books of the New Testament were written. That PREACHED gospel was as authoritative and binding as the written gospel was! The tradition that Paul is referring to in that verse is the "Christian kerygma," a summary statement of the Christian religion; the rule of interpretation of both Old and New Testament Scriptures.\n\n1st Timothy 3:15 describes the Church as "the pillar and support of the truth." I wrote a paper on that to help me understand what the Church is supposed to be. It might help answer your question. The URL appears below.\n\nThe verses in James help us to know what genuine saving faith looks like. Genuine saving faith is demonstrated by the good works which flow from it naturally. Works do not PRODUCE faith, but result FROM faith. Faith itself is a gift of God (Ephesians 2:8-9).\n\nHope this helps,\nRobin
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What about Penticost?
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The "Church" is really the Born-Again believers in Jesus Christ who died on the Cross and was raised from the dead by the Father above.  Down thru the years, that name "Church" was transferred to a building, of which it is not.  No matter where you are on Earth, no matter what building you are in, if you (a spirit), have been recreated by asking Jesus to come into your heart and save you, then you are part of the "Church", and the Holy Spirit now lives in you, cause God don't live in buildings or boxes anymore, he lives iside of people (the Temple of God).
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Can a Church that doesn't accept both be a true Christian Church?  I don't believe so.\n\nThat's the nature of freedom of religion.\n\nChristian means Christ follower.\n\nSo find me what Christ said about homosexuality, you will find it was NOTHING.\n\nYou can find lots of things in the rest of the  Bible that condemn homosexuality.\n\nFor that matter you can also find God ordering genocides, accepting human sacrifice, sending animals to kill children because they call someone baldy, and causing cannibalism.  In short, the Bible is full of atrocities commanded, committed or permitted by God.  Likewise it is full of errors: historical, biological, chemical, and physical.\n\nChristianity is about following Jesus Christ, Lord of Love, Compassion, Mercy and Peace; not about following a bronze age book, compiled by desperate bishops at the Council of Carthage by vote.\n\nThe Bible is totally and completely incidental to Christianity.  Christians existed for hundreds of years before the bible and its canon were developed, despite the pathetic claims of the fundamentalists, who by their nature are both liars and false prophets.\n\nSo yes, Anglicanism can be a true Church, as can the United Church of Christ and others; but those who pursue hatred and falsehood on behalf of biblio-idolatry -- CANNOT.\n\nClear enough for you?\n\nRegards,\n\nReynolds Jones\nSchenectady, NY\nhttp://www.rebuff.org
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There are many differenceces.\nCatholics worship a trinity- Jehovahs Witnesses worship Almighty God whose name is Jehovah.\nJehovahs Witnesses believe that Jesus is Jehovahs Son,the first born of all creation.\nJehovahs Witnesses believe that  Holy Spirit is not a person,but God's active force which he uses to accomplish his purposes.\nCatholics believe in hellfire.Jehovahs Witnesses recognise that hell is mistranslated for the common grave of mankind.\nCatholics believe they are all going to heaven.Jehovahs Witnesses recognise Bible scriptures that prove that obedient mankind will reside on the earth.Only a limited number go to heaven to reside as kings and priests with Jesus Christ over the earth.\nJehovahs Witnesses hold to the Bible as the standard for all their beliefs.They apply God's Word in their everyday lives.\nJehovahs Witnesses take Jesus' command found at Matt 28:19,20 to heart and endeavour to follow in Christ's footsteps and preach to people wherever they can be found about God's Kingdom and the many blessings that will come to obedient mankind.\nThere are many,many, differences.I used to be a catholic.But recognised that the Catholic church does not have a clear and thorough understanding of the Scriptures.Also,the Catholic Church has allowed many pagan beliefs and doctrines to be fused in with their beliefs.\nJehovahs Witnesses on the other hand,having Jehovahs Holy Spirit guiding the organisation.They are the only religion that use and  realise the importance of God's Holy name.They are the only religion that recognise that we are living deep in the last days and strive to accomplish their ministry in view of Matt.24:24\nIf you are interested in Jehovahs Witnesses,why not go to your local Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.They would be only too happy to speak with you.They would even conduct a free home bible study with you.\nYou have nothing to lose,and everything to gain.
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I don't know. I have met Pentecostals I like and Pentecostals I don't like, just like with other Christian churches. I have heard people ridicule them as "holy rollers" so maybe they are afraid because all of the movements.
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Hi!  Pentecostal is a general term whereas Assembly of God is a specific denomination. All Assembly of Gods are Pentecostal in belief but not all Pentecostal believers are Assembly of God.\n\nThere are dozens, probably hundreds of churchs with Pentecostal in their name. One of the largest groups is Pentecostal Holiness Churches....Basically groups of believers hijack general names or beliefs and incorporated them into their specific church names....\n\nThere is a wide variety of practices and beliefs in even the Pentecostal churches, that is, churches that believe in basic Pentecostal doctrines like speaking in tongues, healing ,etc.
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Usually the "Oneness Pentecostals" not only don't believe the teaching of the Trinity,but also that you must manifest the gift of "Tounges" to show your salvation,that you have been touched by the Holy Spirit.\nThey say there is no word as trinity in the Bible.They believe in the rapture but that words not in there either.It's a word that captures the teaching in the scriptures.
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Hey sister,\nAnother Baptist here. \nI believe that the Bible is the Word of God.\nI believe that you must trust in Jesus Christ to be your Savior, repent and turn from sin. \nI believe He is coming soon to take His bride (the church) home to glory.\nHow can it get any better than that?\nGod Bless
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Being "slain in the Spirit' is mostly a Pentecostal church experience, although some "Charismatic churches" allow this also along with 'dancing in the Spirit', 'singing in the Spirit', 'tongues' and 'prophecy'.\nThese experiences are not allowed by "Mainline Denominational churches". The main belief amongst Pentecostals is 'being slain in the Spirit' is an event that takes place when the the Spirit of God is felt so strongly that one can no longer stand in the presence of God.  In most experiences between God and man, especially in the Old Testament, the person having such an encounter would "fall down as one dead", or fall prostrate unable to stand in the Glory of God.  In the book of Acts in the New Testament it says that while they (the disciples and other believers) were assembled, the Holy Spirit came upon them as a mighty rushing wind and there were 'signs and miracles' manifested.  Mainline Denominational churches would say that that was a special dispensation only for that time and not revelant nor applicable today. Pentecostal churches would say that 'being slain in the Spirit is one of the evidences of the power of God being present and relevant today.  The people that Jesus healed or delivered from evil spirits would often cast themselves down as one dead. This also might have relevance to Pentecostals as 'being slain in the Spirit' often happens when people have come forward for prayer to be healed of sickness and oppression.  Whether every event of being slain in the Spirit is real or not, I cannot say for certain--people have many motives, some preachers may have motives--but I do not think this discounts the whole process or nullifies the experience as a whole as some people feel genuinely touched by the LORD, and others are healed by God.  Again, this experience is generally referred to as Jesus manifesting himself through His Spirit as exemplified in the book of Acts, and many Pentecostals and Charismatics would say this is a sign that we are actually living in the Last Days when "God's Spirit shall be poured out upon all flesh."
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A quick sketch of the most general classification:\n\nThe most general classification would include 5 groups:\n1. Orthodox types, (such as Catholic, Coptic, East Orthodox) following tradition of various sorts and believing to hold strictly to the Bible, the church is the main authority.\n\n2. Protestant types, (such as Lutheran, ect...) following tradition but rejecting various hierarchy of "orthodox" types, and believing to be more conservatively adherent to the Bible, still focusing on practice as Orthodox types but not practice in the framework of that hierarchy.\n\n3. Independent protestant types, (such as Methodist, Baptist, ...) believing to be more conservative, authority is based on the Bible, not the church leadership, viewed as more liberal.  Pastors are guides with the Bible, not the authority strictly speaking.\n\n4. Charasmatic types, these blend together with the Independent Protestant types today, some believe in speaking in tongues, they generally believe the Bible is true but they will believe that God is bringing messages today independent of the Bible.  Authority shits away from the Bible to an imperceptible degree in some cases and a lot in other cases.  some of these can be cult like, and group 5 can include cult like groups.\n\n5. Fringe groups, The bible is not considered the absolute word of God OR there is additional sacred text (so I am not sure if Mormon should be classified in this group, otherwise it should be in 4), such groups may hold to the Bible  in part to various degrees.  Not all such groups are cults.  Some examples are Jehova's witness (though I do not know this may be grouped in 4), Mormon (maybe), Unitarian-Universalists, 7th day adventists, upperroom tablernacle (again this could be in 4, I am not sure)\n\nAny christian group should be able to be classified in one of these 5 groups.  This is only a general classification of denominations.\n\nThere is also a way to classify Christians acording to particular doctrins but I have not done work in that area.