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Biggleswade Pentecostal Church is in fellowship with the Assemblies of God, and as such subscribe to the statement of fundamental truths which are a basis of unity for Assemblies of God ministers and churches. The phraseology in the statement is not claimed to be either inspired or covering all Biblical truth, serving simply to show that these are considered the essential doctrines upon which we unite in fellowship:
- We believe that the Bible (i.e. the Old and New Testaments
excluding the Apocrypha), is the inspired Word of God, the infallible,
all sufficient rule for faith and practice.
(2 Tim. 3:15-16; 2 Peter 1:21) - We believe in the unity of the One true and Living God Who
is the Eternal, Self-Existent "I AM", Who has also revealed Himself as
One being existing in three Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(Deut. 6:4; Mark 12:29; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14) - We believe in the Virgin Birth, Sinless Life, Miraculous
Ministry, Substitutionary Atoning Death, Bodily Resurrection,
triumphant Ascension and Abiding Intercession of the Lord Jesus Christ
and in His Premillennial Second Advent as the blessed hope set before
all believers.
(lsa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23; Heb. 7:26; 1 Pet. 2:22; Acts 2:22, 10:38; 2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 9:12; Luke 24:39; 1; Cor. 15:4; Acts 1:9; Eph. 4:8-10; Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25; 1 Cor. 5:22-24, 51-57; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 20:1-6) - We believe in the fall of man, who was created pure and
upright, but fell by voluntary transgression.
(Gen. 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-21) - We believe in the salvation through faith in Jesus Christ,
who, according to the Scriptures, died for our sins, was buried and was
raised from the dead on the third day, and that through His Blood we
have Redemption (Titus 2:11, 3:5-7; Rom. 10:8-15; 1 Cor.
15:3-4) . This experience is also known as the new birth, and
is an instantaneous and complete operation of the Holy Spirit upon
initial faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
(John 3:5-6; James 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23; 1 John 5:1) - We believe that all who have truly repented and believed in
Christ as Lord and Saviour are commanded to be baptised by immersion in
water.
(Matt. 28:19; Acts 10:47-48, 2:38-39) - We believe in the baptism in the Holy Spirit as an
enduement of the believer with power for service, the essential,
biblical evidence of which is the speaking with other tongues as the
Spirit gives utterance.
(Acts 2:4, 10:44-46, 11:14-16, 19:6; Isa 8:18) - We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit
and the gifts of Christ in the Church today.
(1 Cor.12:4-11, 28; Eph. 4:7-16) - We believe in the holiness of life and conduct in obedience
to the command of God.
(1 Pet. 1:14-16; Heb. 12:14; 1 Thess. 5:23; 1 John 2:6) - We believe that deliverance from sickness, by Divine
Healing is provided for in the Atonement
(lsa. 53:4-5; Matt. 8:16-17; James 5:13-16) - We believe that all who have truly repented and believe in
Christ as Lord and Saviour should regularly participate in the Breaking
of Bread.
(Luke 22:14-20; 1 Cor. 11:20-34) - We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the
everlasting conscious bliss of all who truly believe in our Lord Jesus
Christ and the everlasting conscious punishment of all whose names are
not written in the Book of Life.
(Dan. 12:2-3; John 5:28-29; 1 Cor. 15:22-24; Matt 25:46; 2 Thess. 1:9; Rev. 20:10-15)
