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The core values of the Church of God are: Prayer; Pentecostal worship, world evangelization, church planting, leadership development, care and interdependence The International General Council elects the: General Overseer, Assistant General Overseers, Secretary General, Director of Youth and Discipleship, Assistant Director of Youth and Discipleship, Director of World Missions, Assistant Director of World Missions The usual order of business in a conference includes: Financial reports of various departments of the church, committee(s) reports, membership transfers, unfinished business, new business The founding Scripture text that identify the church ministries are: Rom. 12:4-8, 1 Cor. 12:4-12; 28-30, Eph. 4:11- Applicants for ordination must meet the biblical standards outlined in: 1 Tim. 3:1-
The ordained minister has the authority to: Preach, teach, and defend the gospel; Serve as the pastor of a church; Baptize converts; Receive believers into fellowship of church membership; Administer Holy Sacraments; Solemnize rites of marriage; Assist in ordination ceremonies fellow ministers; Use the following titles while holding position: State/Territorial Overseer - Administrative Bishop - International Executive Bishop - General Overseer - Presiding Bishop The qualifications to become an ordained bishop are: Applicant must meet the biblical requirement set forth in 1 Tim. 3:1-7; Applicant must be 25 years old with at least 8 years of active ministry experience or 30 years old with 5 years of active ministry experience - Exceptions to the age requirements can be made if applicant has verifiable active ministerial experience, a recommendation from their administrative bishop, and the approval of the administrative council; The International Executive Council has the power to waive age, time, and performance minimums for military chaplain applicants if the applicant is qualified; Applicant must have the baptism in the Holy Ghost; Applicant must pass exam given by a duly constituted board of examiners for ministerial candidates - with the understanding that the exam will embrace church government, doctrine, and general biblical knowledge; Applicants who have a living former spouse, or whose spouse has a living former spouse, must be approved by a 2/3 majority vote of the International Executive Council; The applicants wife must be grave, not slanderous, sober, and faithful in all things; Female ministers are not eligible for ordination as bishop; Candidates striving to advance from ordained minister to ordained bishop status are encouraged (where feasible) to complete level two of the Certificate in Ministerial Studies or its approved equivalency. The rights of the ordained minister are:
The OT Scripture text that reflects the provision of healing is represented in the stripes of Christ is: Isaiah 53: Isa 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. What OT Scripture text refers to the reward of the righteous as everlasting life and to the punishment of the unrighteousness as everlasting contempt? Daniel 12: Dan 12:2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. What Scripture text summarizes the requirements of God for mankind under three moral obligations; namely - Justice, love for mercy, and humility? Micah 6: Mic 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? The espousal relationship between Joseph and Mary is treated as that of marriage is shown in what Scripture text? Matthew 1: 18-
Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Both of these Scripture text references show the character of the virgin birth: Matthew 1:18-20 and Luke 1:26- Mat 1:20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit; Luk 1:35 And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. Jesus' divine nature is represented in the name Immanuel - What Scripture text reflects this truth? Matthew 1: Mat 1:23 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us). The sinlessness of Christ is affirmed by the testimony from the cloud (Scripture?) Matthew 17: Shows that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are active in our salvation (Scripture?)
Mark 1:7, 8 Mar 1:8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit." Describes hell in terms of unquenchable fire (Scripture?) Mark 9:43- Mar 9:43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. Mar 9: 'where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.' Reason for the Virgin Birth is that Mary's child is the Son of God (Scripture?) Luke 1:26- Luk 1:35 And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. The gift of the Holy Spirit is a gift from the Father (Scripture?) Luke 11:
Luk 11:13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" Both the sufferings and the resurrection of Christ were necessary (Scripture?) Luke 24: Luk 24:46 and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead Is the statement of the doctrine of the Incarnation (Scripture?) John 1: 14 Joh 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. The Scripture reads: "In the Word was the Word, and the Word was with God (Scripture?) John 1:1, 2 Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Joh 1:2 He was in the beginning with God.
John 14:16, 17 Joh 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, Joh 14:17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. Shows that those for whom Christ prayed belonged to God and that they had kept His Word (Scripture?) John 17: Joh 17:6 "I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. The voice of the Son of God will raise up both the righteous and the unrighteous (Scripture?) John 5:24- Joh 5:28 Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice - Joh 5:29 and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
Christ's appearances in resurrection form served two purposes a) Prove the resurrection; (b) Teach the things of the kingdom of God (Scripture?) Acts 1:1- Act 1:3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. The ascension of Christ was a bodily ascension (Scripture?) Acts 1:9- Act 1:9 And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. Paul distinguished between conversion and the baptism with the Holy Spirit by asking, "Have you received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?" (Scripture?) Acts 19: 1- Act 19:2 And he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." Act 19:5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Act 19:6 And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
Sanctification is by faith (Scripture?) Acts 26: Act 26:18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' The prophetical ministry of Christ is likened to the prophetical ministry of Moses (Scripture?) Acts 3:22, 23 Act 3:22 Moses said, 'The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. Act 3:23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.' Show that the people in Samaria believed before they received the baptism with the Holy Spirit (Scripture?) Acts 8: 2 and 14- (Act 8:14) Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, (Act 8:15) who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
The purpose of the law is to reveal sin (Scripture?) Romans 3: 19, 20 Rom 3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. The purpose of justification is to declare God's righteousness (Scripture?) Romans 3:24, 25 Rom 3:24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, Rom 3:25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because n his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. Paul has demonstrated that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin (Scripture?) Romans 3: Rom 3:9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin,
walk in newness of life. Rom 6:5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. Our old man was crucified with Christ (Scripture?) Romans 6:6, 7 Rom 6:6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. Rom 6:7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. Christ is likened to Adam (Scripture?) 1 Corinthians 15:22- 1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 1Co 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. 1Co 15:24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. Christ is referred to as the firstfruits (Scripture?) 1 Corinthians 15:22-
1Co 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 1Co 15:23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. 1Co 15:24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. The gospel story consists of three message: (a) Christ diedfor our sins; (b) He was buried; (c) He rose again (Scripture?) 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4 1Co 15:3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 1Co 15:4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, Is a strong statement on the Trinity (Scripture?) 2 Corinthians 13: 2Co 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. The purpose of God's dwelling in Christ is the reconciliation of the world (Scripture?) 2 Corinthians 5:19-
Php 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, Php 3:21 who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. Baptism is discussed in analogy with circumcision, burial, and resurrection (Scripture?) Colossians 2:11, Col 2:11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ Col 2: having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. The new man is renewed in knowledge (Scripture?) Colossians 3: 10 Col 3:10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. The two essentials of faith in Christ are that He died and that He rose again (Scripture?) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-
1Th 4:13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 1Th 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. The common testimony is that Christ was made a ransom for us (Scripture?) 1 Timothy 2:6 and Matthew 20: 1Ti 2:6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. Mat 20:28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." The Scriptures are profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness (Scripture?) 2 Timothy 3: 16, 17 2Ti 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, The Spirit of Christ was in the prophets of the Old Testament as they spoke of the sufferings of Christ. (Scripture?) 1 Peter 1:10, 11
