Lesson 9 Flashcards
What is the basis for Pentecostalism?
It is a supernatural biblical experience and relationship with the one true God of scripture.
The supernatural elements in scripture are not what?
Myths, legends or embellishments - they are genuine.
What the Bible teaches always overrides what?
Understanding or experience that does not align and harmonise with the context and scope of scripture.
What is a common error in Western theology?
The faulty assumption that explicit instructions are of more value while narrative story are of little or no value
What do Pentecostals see as the supreme authority for experience, teaching, and practice of the New Testament church?
The examples of the Apostles.
While Protestants look to reform the existing church, Pentecostals seek to what?
We seek to reform the original church
Who had the best and most accurate understanding of what God intended for the NT church?
The first century apostles and their associates
Name 3 things that are necessary for salvation.
a. Repentance
b. Water baptism by immersion in Jesus name
c. Infilling of the Holy Ghost with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues as the universal sign
Which 3 well-known non-Pentecostal theologians acknowledged that baptism in Jesus’ name was the biblical formula practiced by the early apostles?
a. Martin Luther
b. urich Zwingli
c. Karl Barth
