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4. 인간의 타락
사람은 선하고 정직하게 창조되었습니다. 하나님께서 “우리의 형상을 따라 우리의 모양대로 우리가 사람을 만들자”고 말씀하셨기 때문입니다. 그러나 인간은 고의적인 범죄로 타락하여 육체적 죽음뿐 아니라 영적인 죽음, 즉 하나님과의 분리를 초래했습니다(창 1:26,27; 2:17; 3:6; 로마서 5:12-19).
5. 인간의 구원
인간의 유일한 구원의 소망은 하나님의 아들 예수 그리스도의 흘리신 피를 통해서입니다.
구원의 조건
구원은 하나님께 대한 회개와 주 예수 그리스도를 믿음으로 말미암아 받는 것입니다. 중생의 씻음과 성령의 새롭게 하심으로 믿음으로 말미암아 은혜로 의롭다 하심을 받아 영생의 소망을 따라 하나님의 상속자가 됩니다 (누가복음 24:47; 요한복음 3:3; 로마서 10:13-15; 에베소서 2:8; 디도서 2:11; 3:5~7)
구원의 증거
구원의 내적 증거는 성령의 직접적인 증거입니다(롬 8:16). 모든 사람에게 나타나는 외적인 증거는 의로움과 참된 거룩함의 삶입니다(엡 4:24; 딛 2:12).
6. 교회의 성례
물세례(침례)
물애 잠기는 방식의 침례 의식은 성경에서 명하고 있습니다. 회개하고 그리스도를 구주와 주로 믿는 모든 사람은 세례를 받아야 합니다. 따라서 그들은 자신들이 그리스도와 함께 죽었고 또한 그분과 함께 살아나 새 생명 가운데 행하게 되었음을 세상에 선포합니다(마 28:19; 막 16:16; 행 10:47,48; 로마서 6:4).
성만찬
빵과 포도나무 열매라는 요소로 구성된 주의 만찬은 우리가 주 예수 그리스도의 신성한 본성에 참여한다는 것을 표현하는 상징이며(베드로후서 1:4). 그분의 고난과 죽음을 기념하는 것입니다(고전 11:26). 그리고 그분의 재림에 대한 예언입니다(고전 11:26); 그리고 이를 행함은 “그가 오실 때까지” 모든 신자들에게 명령되어 있습니다.
7. 성령 세례(성령 침례)
모든 신자는 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 명령에 따라 아버지께서 약속하신 성령과 불의 세례를 받을 자격이 있고 또 간절히 기대하고 간절히 구해야 합니다. 이것은 초기 기독교 교회의 모든 사람들이 겪는 정상적인 경험이었습니다. 이로써 생명과 봉사를 위한 능력이 부여되고, 은사를 부여받고 사역에서 그 사용이 이루어집니다(눅 24:49; 행 1:4,8; 고린도전서 12:1-31). 이 체험은 중생의 체험과 구별되며 그 이후의 체험입니다(행 8:12-17, 10:44-46, 11:14-16, 15:7-9). 성령세례를 통해 따라오는 것은, 넘치는 성령의 충만함(요 7:37-39; 행 4:8), 하나님에 대한 더욱 깊어진 경외(행 2:43, 히 12:28), 하나님께 대한 헌신과 그분의 사업에 대한 헌신(행 2:42), 그리고 그리스도와 그분의 말씀과 잃어버린 자들에 대한 더욱 적극적인 사랑(막 16:20)입니다.
8. 성령세례에서 최초의 외적 증거
신자들이 성령 세례를 받는 것은 하나님의 영이 말하게 하는 대로 다른 방언을 말하는 최초의 외적(신체적) 표징으로 증거됩니다(행 2:4). 이 경우 방언을 말하는 것은 본질적으로 방언의 은사와 동일하지만(고전 12:4-10,28) 목적과 용도가 다릅니다.
9. 성화
성화는 악한 것에서 분리되고 하나님께 헌신하는 행위입니다(로마서 12:1,2; 데살로니가전서 5:23; 히브리서 13:12). 성경은 “거룩한 삶을 가르칩니다. 왜냐하면 이것이 없이는 아무도 주를 볼 수 없기 때문입니다”(히브리서 12:14). 성령의 능력으로 우리는 “내가 거룩하니 너희도 거룩할지어다”(베드로전서 1:15,16)라는 명령에 순종할 수 있습니다. 성화는 신자가 그리스도의 죽음과 부활 안에서 자신과 하나됨을 인식하고 믿음으로 그 연합의 사실을 날마다 생각하며 모든 능력을 성령의 지배에 지속적으로 바침으로써 실현됩니다(로마서 6:1-11,13; 8:1,2,13; 갈라디아서 2:20, 빌립보서 2:12,13; 베드로전서 1:5).
10. 교회와 그 사명
교회는 그리스도의 몸이며, 성령을 통해 하나님이 거하시는 처소이며, 지상 명령을 완수하기 위한 하나님의 명령을 받았습니다. 성령으로 난 각 신자는 하늘에 기록된 장자들의 총회와 교회의 필수적인 부분입니다 (에베소서 1:22,23; 2:22; 히브리서 12:23). 인간에 대한 하나님의 목적은 잃어버린 자를 찾아서 구원하는 것, 사람이 하나님을 경배하는 것, 그의 아들의 형상을 따라 믿는 자들의 몸을 세우는 것, 온 세상에 대한 그의 사랑과 긍휼을 나타내는 것이기 때문에, 교회의 일부로서 하나님의 성회에 속하는 기본적인 이유는 다음과 같습니다:
세상을 복음화하는 하나님의 대리인이 되기 위함입니다(행 1:8; 마태복음 28:19,20; 막 16:15,16).
사람이 하나님을 예배할 수 있는 단체가 되기 위함입니다(고전 12:13).
하나님의 아들의 형상대로 온전한 성도들의 몸을 세우려는 하나님의 목적을 전달하는 통로가 되기 위한 것입니다(에베소서 4:11-16; 고린도전서 12:28; 14:12).
온 세상에 대한 하나님의 사랑과 긍휼을 나타내는 백성이 되기 위함입니다(시편 112:9; 갈라디아서 2:10; 6:10; 야고보서 1:27).
하나님의 성회는 신자들이 성령 세례를 받도록 가르치고 격려함으로써 신약성서의 사도적 본에 따른 존재 이유를 지속적으로 강조하기 위해 존재합니다. 이 경험은: 1. 초자연적인 표적과 함께 성령의 능력으로 복음을 전할 수 있게 합니다(막 16:15-20; 행 4:29-31; 히 2:3,4). 2. 하나님과의 예배적 관계에 필요한 차원을 추가합니다(고전 2:10-16; 고린도전서 12-14). 3. 신약 시대처럼 그리스도의 몸을 세우며 세상의 가난하고 궁핍한 자들을 돌보기 위해 열매와 은사와 사역을 표현하는 성령의 온전한 역사에 응답할 수 있게 해줍니다(갈라디아서 5:22-26; 마태복음 25:37-40; 고린도전서 14:12; 고린도전서 12:28; 골로새서 1:29, 갈라디아서 5:22~26).
11. 사역(목회)
우리 주님은 교회를 다음과 같이 인도하려는 네 가지 목적을 위해 신성하게 부르시고 성경적으로 제정하신 사역을 마련하셨습니다: (1) 세계 복음화(마가복음 16:15-20), (2) 하나님을 예배(요한복음 4:23,24), (3) 그분의 아들의 형상대로 온전해진 성도들의 몸을 세우는 것(에베소서 4:11,16), (4) 사랑과 긍휼의 사역으로 인간의 필요를 충족시키는 것(시편 112:9; 갈라디아서 2:10; 야고보서 1:27)
12. 신유
신성한 치유는 복음의 필수적인 부분입니다. 질병으로부터의 구원은 속죄를 통해 제공되며 모든 신자의 특권입니다(이사야 53:4,5; 마 8:16,17; 야고보서 5:14-16).
13. 복스러운 소망
그리스도 안에서 잠든 자들의 부활과 그들이 주 강림하실 때까지 살아 남아 있는 자들과 함께 승천하는 것은 교회의 임박하고 복된 소망입니다(데살로니가전서 4:16,17; 로마서 8:23; 디도서 2:13; 고린도전서 15:51,52).
14. 그리스도의 천년 통치
그리스도의 재림에는 우리의 복된 소망인 성도들의 휴거가 포함되며, 이어서 그리스도께서 그의 성도들과 함께 이 땅에서 천년 동안 통치하실 가시적인 재림이 포함됩니다(슥 14:5; 마태복음 24:27,30; 요한계시록 1:7; 19:11~14, 20:1-6). 이 천년 통치는 이스라엘 국가의 구원(겔 37:21,22; 스바냐 3:19,20; 로마서 11:26,27)과 우주적 평화의 확립을 가져올 것입니다. (이사야 11:6-9; 시편 72:3~8, 미가 4:3,4).
15. 최후의 심판
죽은 악인들이 부활하여 그들의 행위에 따라 심판을 받는 마지막 심판이 있을 것입니다. 생명책에 기록되지 못한 자는 마귀와 그 사자들과 짐승과 거짓 선지자와 함께 불과 유황으로 타는 호수에 던져지리니 이것이 둘째 사망이니라 (마태복음 25장) :46; 마가복음 9:43-48; 요한계시록 19:20; 20:11~15, 21:8).
16. 새 하늘과 새 땅
“우리는 그의 약속대로 의의 거하는 바 새 하늘과 새 땅을 바라보도다”(벧후 3:13; 요한계시록 21,22).
기본 진리 선언문은 하나님의 16개 교리의 성회에 대한 공식적인 설명입니다. 이러한 진리는 모든 하나님의 성회 교회가 고수하는 타협할 수 없는 믿음입니다.
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The General Council of the Assemblies of God
STATEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS
The Bible is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. This Statement of Fundamental Truths is intended simply as a basis of fellowship among us (i.e., that we all speak the same thing, 1 Corinthians 1:10; Acts 2:42). The phraseology employed in this statement is not inspired or contended for, but the truth set forth is held to be essential to a full-gospel ministry. No claim is made that it contains all biblical truth, only that it covers our need as to these fundamental doctrines.
1. The Scriptures Inspired
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of 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. The One True God
The one true God has revealed himself as the eternally self-existent “I AM,” the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10,11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).
THE ADORABLE GODHEAD
(a) Terms Defined
The terms trinity and persons, as related to the godhead, while not found in the Scriptures, are words in harmony with Scripture, whereby we may convey to others our immediate understanding of the doctrine of Christ respecting the Being of God, as distinguished from “gods many and lords many.” We therefore may speak with propriety of the Lord our God, who is One Lord, as a Trinity or as one Being of three persons, and still be absolutely scriptural (examples, Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; John 14:16,17).
(b) Distinction and Relationship in the Godhead
Christ taught a distinction of persons in the godhead which He expressed in specific terms of relationship, as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but that this distinction and relationship, as to its mode is inscrutable and incomprehensible, because unexplained (Luke 1:35; 1 Corinthians 1:24; Matthew 11:25-27; 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John 1:3,4).
(c) Unity of the One Being of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Accordingly, therefore, there is that in the Father which constitutes Him the Father and not the Son; there is that in the Son which constitutes Him the Son and not the Father; and there is that in the Holy Spirit which constitutes Him the Holy Spirit and not either the Father or the Son. Wherefore, the Father is the Begetter; the Son is the Begotten; and the Holy Spirit is the One proceeding from the Father and the Son. Therefore, because these three persons in the godhead are in a state of unity, there is but one Lord God Almighty and His name one (John 1:18; 15:26; 17:11,21; Zechariah 14:9)
(d) Identity and Cooperation in the Godhead
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are never identical as to person; nor confused as to relation; nor divided in respect to the godhead; nor opposed as to cooperation. The Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son as to relationship. The Son is with the Father and the Father is with the Son, as to fellowship. The Father is not from the Son, but the Son is from the Father, as to authority. The Holy Spirit is from the Father and the Son proceeding, as to nature, relationship, cooperation, and authority. Hence, no person in the godhead either exists or works separately or independently of the others (John 5:17-30,32,37; 8:17,18).
(e) The Title, Lord Jesus Christ
The appellation Lord Jesus Christ, is a proper name. It is never applied in the New Testament either to the Father or to the Holy Spirit. It therefore belongs exclusively to the Son of God (Romans 1:1-3,7; 2 John 3).
(f) The Lord Jesus Christ, God With Us
The Lord Jesus Christ, as to His divine and eternal nature, is the proper and only Begotten of the Father, but as to His human nature, He is the proper Son of Man. He is, therefore, acknowledged to be both God and man; who because He is God and man, is “Immanuel,” God with us (Matthew 1:23; 1 John 4:2,10,14; Revelation 1:13,17).
(g) The Title, Son of God
Since the name Immanuel embraces both God and man, in the one person, our Lord Jesus Christ, it follows that the title Son of God describes His proper deity, and the title Son of Man, His proper humanity. Therefore, the title Son of God belongs to the order of eternity, and the title Son of Man to the order of time (Matthew 1:21-23; 2 John 3; 1 John 3:8; Hebrews 7:3; 1:1-13).
(h) Transgression of the Doctrine of Christ
Wherefore, it is a transgression of the doctrine of Christ to say that Jesus Christ derived the title Son of God solely from the fact of the Incarnation, or because of His relation to the economy of redemption. Therefore, to deny that the Father is a real and eternal Father, and that the Son is a real and eternal Son, is a denial of the distinction and relationship in the Being of God; a denial of the Father and the Son; and a displacement of the truth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh (2 John 9; John 1:1,2,14,18,29,49; 1 John 2:22,23; 4:1-5; Hebrews 12:2).
(i) Exaltation of Jesus Christ as Lord
The Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, having by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high, angels and principalities and powers having been made subject unto Him. And
having been made both Lord and Christ, He sent the Holy Spirit that we, in the name of Jesus, might bow our knees and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father until the end, when the Son shall become subject to the Father that God may be all in all (Hebrews 1:3; 1 Peter 3:22; Acts 2:32-36; Romans 14:11; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28)
(j) Equal Honor to the Father and to the Son
Wherefore, since the Father has delivered all judgment unto the Son, it is not only the express duty of all in heaven and on earth to bow the knee, but it is an unspeakable joy in the Holy Spirit to ascribe unto the Son all the attributes of deity, and to give Him all the honor and the glory contained in all the names and titles of the godhead except those which express relationship (see paragraphs b, c, and d), and thus honor the Son even as we honor the Father (John 5:22,23; 1 Peter 1:8; Revelation 5:6-14; Philippians 2:8,9; Revelation 7:9,10; 4:8-11).
3. The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare:
a. His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35).
b. His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22).
c. His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38).
d. His substitutionary work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
e. His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4).
f. His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9,11; 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3).
4. The Fall of Man
Man was created good and upright; for God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Genesis 1:26,27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5:12-19). 5. The Salvation of Man Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
(a) Conditions to Salvation
Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7).
(b) The Evidences of Salvation
The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12).
6. The Ordinances of the Church
(a) Baptism in Water
The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded in the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Savior and Lord are to be baptized. Thus, they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47,48; Romans 6:4).
(b) Holy Communion
The Lord’s Supper, consisting of the elements—bread and the fruit of the vine—is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4); a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26); and a prophecy of His second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26); and is enjoined on all believers “till He come!”
7. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28), an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for His Word, and for the lost (Mark 16:20).
8. The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit
The baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4). The speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:4-10,28), but different in purpose and use.
9. Sanctification
Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God (Romans 12:1,2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12). Scriptures teach a life of “holiness without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). By the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command: “Be ye holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15,16). Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans 6:1-11,13; 8:1,2,13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12,13; 1 Peter 1:5).
10. The Church and Its Mission
The Church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her Great Commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven (Ephesians 1:22,23; 2:22; Hebrews 12:23). Since God’s purpose concerning man is to seek and to save that which is lost, to be worshiped by man, to build a body of believers in the image of His Son, and to demonstrate His love and compassion for all the world, the priority reason-for-being of the Assemblies of God as part of the Church is:
a. To be an agency of God for evangelizing the world (Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:19,20; Mark 16:15,16).
b. To be a corporate body in which man may worship God (1 Corinthians 12:13).
c. To be a channel of God’s purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 14:12).
d. To be a people who demonstrate God’s love and compassion for all the world (Psalms 112:9; Galatians 2:10; 6:10; James 1:27).
The Assemblies of God exists expressly to give continuing emphasis to this reason-for-being in the New Testament apostolic pattern by teaching and encouraging believers to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. This experience: a. Enables them to evangelize in the power of the Spirit with accompanying supernatural signs (Mark 16:15-20; Acts 4:29-31; Hebrews 2:3,4). b. Adds a necessary dimension to a worshipful relationship with God (1 Corinthians 2:10-16; 1 Corinthians 12-14). c. Enables them to respond to the full working of the Holy Spirit in expression of fruit and gifts and ministries as in New Testament times for the edifying of the body of Christ and care for the poor and needy of the world (Galatians 5:22-26; Matthew 25:37-40; Galatians 6:10; 1 Corinthians 14:12; Ephesians 4:11,12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Colossians 1:29; Galatians 5:22-26).
11. The Ministry
A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the fourfold purpose of leading the Church in: (1) evangelization of the world (Mark 16:15-20), (2) worship of God (John 4:23,24), (3) building a Body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians 4:11,16), and (4) Meeting human need with ministries of love and compassion (Psalms 112:9; Galatians 2:10; 6:10; James 1:27).
12. Divine Healing
Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the Atonement, and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 8:16,17; James 5:14-16).
13. The Blessed Hope The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:16,17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:51,52).
14. The Millennial Reign of Christ
The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on the earth for one thousand years (Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:27,30; Revelation 1:7; 19:11-14; 20:1-6). This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel (Ezekiel 37:21,22; Zephaniah 3:19,20; Romans 11:26,27) and the establishment of universal peace (Isaiah 11:6-9; Psalm 72:3-8; Micah 4:3,4).
15. The Final Judgment
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 19:20; 20:11- 15; 21:8).
16. The New Heavens and the New Earth
“We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness” (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21,22). Statement of Fundamental Truths is the official delineation of the Assemblies of God’s 16 doctrines. These truths are non-negotiable beliefs that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to.
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