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Doctrinal Statements

Doctrine of THE HOLY SPIRIT

1. I believe that the Holy Spirit exists eternally as the Third Person of the Trinity, that He has no beginning or end, and is equal in essence and power with God the Father and God the Son. The Holy Spirit is a Person and not a force or influence, and has the attribute of God, including personality. [Matthew 28:19; Acts 5:3-4; 2 Cor.13;14]

2. I believe that the Holy Spirit was present and active in the creation of the universe. [Genesis 1:2,26; Job 26:13; 33:4]

3. I believe that the Holy Spirit has a distinct ministry in the Old Testament, that of coming upon certain men for certain time periods, enabling them to perform special task. [1 Samuel 10:6; 2 King 2:9; Psalm 51:11]

4. I believe that the Holy Spirit has an extensive ministry in this particular Dispensation of the Local Church. This ministry is dual ministry, in that it is directed to and for individuals and also to and for the church, in that the Holy Spirit accredits, empower, and directs the church, having begun His official work at Pentecost and continuing until Rapture.

   • He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment [John 16:8-11] and restrains the work of the Evil One [2 Thess. 2:7]

   • He regenerates the unregenerates [Titus 3:5]

   • He assures the believer of his salvation [Romans 8:16]

   • He indwells the believers. [John 14:16-17; 1 Cor.6:19]

   • He seals the believer [Eph.1:13-14]

   • He fills the believer who yields himself to God. [Eph.5:18]

   • He illumines the believers in order that he may more fully and correctly understand the Scriptures. [ 1 Cor.2:12]

   • He is the medium of what is commonly called “Spirit Baptism.” It must be noted that it is Jesus who baptizes, not the Holy Spirit [Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:33; Acts 1:5]. I believe that this baptism took place on two different occasions; once for the Jews [Acts 1:5;2], and once for the Gentiles [Acts 11;1-18; esp. vv.16-18]. This Baptism was each time accompanied by miraculous signs, especially speaking in tongues, and was indicative of the fact that god was authenticating, empowering, and guiding His new Institution the Church. This accompanied signs were for the Jews who require a sign [1 Cor.1:22]. These miraculous signs occurred for a time after the institution of the church until the canon was completed and authentication was no longer necessary. [Mark 16:15-20; Heb.2:3]

5. I believe that the Holy Spirit bestows gifts upon the believers for the purpose of edifying the church. [Romans 12:6-8; 1 Cor.12:4-11; Eph.4:11]

   • Some of these gifts were temporal, used in the laying of the foundation of the church and the accrediting of the church in the eyes of the world. [Eph.2:20-22; Acts 2:3]

   • These temporal gifts ceased when their purposes were fulfilled.

   • These offices and functions of apostles and prophets have ceased, the foundation of the church were laid. [ Ephesians 2:20-22]

   • The Miracle Gifts- Tongues and healing [by means of a specific person in a supernatural manner, not ignoring the fact that God can and does heal miraculously today], knowledge and prophecy [as fore-telling of events and specially given knowledge] –have been done away, since the church have been accredited as a valid institution and its messengers authenticated [1 Cor.13:8-13]

   • Other gifts are given to believers for use today, such as prophecy [in a sense of preaching], ministering, teaching, exhortation, giving, ruling, and others. [Romans 12:3-8]

   • I believe that at the rapture, the Holy Spirit will cease to work as He does in this dispensation. [2 Thess. 2:7-8]