Official beliefs of
Church of God of Prophecy
Doctrinal Commitments and Important Biblical Truths:
Repentance |
Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3; Acts 3:19; 2 Corinthians 7:10 |
Justification |
Romans 3:23-26; 5:1; Titus 3:7 |
Regeneration |
John 5:24; Ephesians 2:1, 4, 5; Titus 3:5 |
Born Again |
John 3:8; 1 Peter 1:23 |
Sanctification |
Subsequent to Justification. |
Holiness |
Luke 1:74, 75: 1 Thessalonians 4:7; Ephesians 4:24; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 15, 16 |
Water Baptism |
Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:8-10; 16:15, 16; John 3:22, 23; Acts 10:47, 48; 16:33; Romans 6:3-5; 1 Peter 3:21 |
Baptism with the Holy Ghost: Subsequent to cleansing, the enduement of power for service. |
Matthew 3:11; Luke 11:13; Acts 1:4-8; 19:2 |
Speaking In Tongues: The evidence of the baptism with the Holy Ghost. |
Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:6; 1 Corinthians 12:10, 11; 14:2, 4, 15 |
Full Restoration of the Gifts to the Church |
Romans 12:6-9; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 28-31; Ephesians 4:8-13 |
Signs Following Believers |
Mark 16:17-20; Romans 15:18, 19; Hebrews 2:4 |
Fruit of the Spirit |
Galatians 5:22, 23; Ephesians 5:9 |
Divine Healing : Provided for all in the atonement. |
Psalms 103:2, 3; Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:17; James 5:14-16; 1 Peter 2:24 |
The Lord's Supper |
Luke 22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 10:16, 17; 11:23-30 |
Washing the Saints' Feet |
John 13:4-17; 1 Timothy 5:10 |
Tithing and Giving |
Genesis 14:18-20; Malachi 3:10; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42; 1 Corinthians 9:13, 14; 16:2; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; Hebrews 7:1-10 |
Restitution Where Possible |
Matthew 3:8; Luke 19:8, 9; Romans 13:8 |
Pre-Millennial Second Coming of Jesus First, to resurrect the dead saints and to catch away the living saints to meet Him in the air. |
1 Corinthians 15:51, 52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17 |
Second, to reign on earth a thousand years |
Zechariah 14:4-9; Revelation 19; 16; 20:4-6 |
Resurrection |
Daniel 12:2; John 5:28, 29; 1 Corinthians 15:12-23, 41-58; Revelation 20:5, 6 |
Eternal Life for the Righteous |
Matthew 25:46; Luke 18:29, 30; John 10: 27, 28; Romans 6:22; 1 John 5:13 |
Eternal Punishment for the Wicked : No liberation nor annihilation. |
Matthew 25:46; 2 Thessalonians 1:8, 9; Revelation 2:8; 20:10-15 |
Total Abstinence from all Liquor or Strong Drinks |
Proverbs 20:1; Isaiah 28:7; Corinthians 5:1 1; 6:10; Galatians 5:21; Ephesians 5:18 |
Against the Use of Tobacco in Any Form, Opium, Morphine, etc. |
Isaiah 55:2; 1 Corinthians 3:17; 10:31; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 5:3-8; James 1:21 |
On Meats and Drinks "The kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, (Romans 14:17)" See also... |
Romans 14:2-17; 1 Corinthians 8:8; 1 Timothy 4:1-5 |
On the Sabbath |
Romans 14:5, 6; Colossians 2:16, 17; Hebrews 4:1-11 |
Adornment The Christian's use of adornment should be guided by the biblical principles of sobriety, modesty, submission, and self-discipline. |
Matthew 16:24; 1 Timothy 2:1-10; 1 Peter 3:17; 1 John 2:16 |
The scripture explicitly teaches that the use of adornment for occultic, lascivious, and idolatrous practices is prohibited. |
Isaiah 3:18-22; Acts 8:9; 13:6; 19:19; 1 Corinthians 5:10; 6:9; Galatians 5:19-21 |
Against Belonging to Lodges |
John 18:20; 2 Corinthians 6:14-17; Ephesians 5:12, 13 |
Against Swearing |
Exodus 20:7; Matthew 5:34; James 5:12 |
Against Divorce and Remarriage Evil |
Matthew 5:32; 19:3-19; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Romans 7:2, 3; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5, 13; 1 Corinthians 6:16-18 |
The information above is from the booklet AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY © 1995 - The Church of God of Prophecy World Headquarters, Cleveland, Tennessee