Statement Of Faith Cogic

a core set of doctrinal claims that summarize the basic beliefs of a religious organization. Statements of faith and creeds are designed to prove an intelligent definition of what people believe and practice. Moreover, like creeds, statements of faith are recognized as the "official" beliefs of a particular body of believers.

see statement of faith

the earliest known and one of the most widely used creeds in the history of Christianity. It is called the Apostles' Creed because its roots have been traced back to the first century, the period when the New Testament was written by the Apostles

the creed that was created in 325 AD when the Roman Emperor, Constantine, called the church leaders together to clarify the doctrines and avoid causing more political crises in the Empire

common church practices that can be traced back to the ministry of Jesus, which were subsequently passed on to the Apostles. The ones practiced in the COGIC are: the Lord's Supper, Baptism and Foot Washing.

A set of doctrines, practices and governing principles that have been the cornerstone of COGIC theology since 1907. The Articles of Religion have evolved over time, with greater attention being given to such subjects as the Trinity and the Second Coming of Christ. The topics that are covered in the Articles of Religion have also expanded over the years.

a movement that is based on doctrinal claims and practices that have been condemned and rejected by a particular religious organization. The people who follow such movements are known as heretics.

the doctrinal claims which are said to be the official beliefs of a religious body and represent the standard by which all other beliefs are judged

an approach to theology that is designed to defend the church's beliefs to an unbelieving world. The goal of apologetic theology is to speak to the "culture," the outside world, in order to make the Gospel understandable.

a reference to the church during the time of the shaping of the New Testament and immediately following, into the 2nd century

the leader of the Holy Roman Empire, which ruled the known world for centuries before and after birth of Christ

the summits which were convened during the Middle Ages by church leaders, politicians, and officials of every level of civic and church life. These meetings were called in order to shape the doctrines of the church and distinguish between true and false doctrines. Some of the major creeds of the church were shaped by these councils.

a reference to a divine being, God

one of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, which produced the most widely used statements on the "nature" of Christ and defined Mary as Theotokos, the Mother of God

a folk preaching tradition in the COGIC that is actually a forerunner of the "Word" style of preaching and teaching today. In this style of preaching, the minister uses persons to read texts of Scripture as he expounds upon them, word-by-word, line-by-line, and verse-by-verse.

churches have been directly or indirectly influenced by the Word of Faith Movement and shaped by the theologies of leaders such as Oral Roberts and Kenneth Hagin

the notion that the Bible alone is sufficient guide and contains all of the information necessary in order to secure human salvation

the notion that the Bible, in its original form, was free of error of any sort

the belief that a belief or practice should be a definitive guide or what we should believe and how should we live

the belief that the church will be "caught up" and removed from the world at the 2nd Coming of Christ

the seven years of suffering that is foretold in the Book of Revelation

the 1000 year rule of the Christ on Earth that is described in the Book of Revelation

the Christian teaching on what it means to be saved

the notion that salvation comes by "faith alone." It was popularized by Martin Luther, the Great Reformer

salvation comes through Christ

Salvation is an act of grace that human beings must willingly accept and experience

Salvation can only come as humans accept the truths of Scripture

the notion that Speaking in Tongues is the first known sign that a person has been filled with the Holy Ghost

the dress and behavioral codes that were followed by people in the Holiness-Pentecostal movement during the early years

a phrase that is used to describe a wide range of theological views that blend some of the tenets of Eastern Religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, element of Christian faith, other religions and secular humanism.

the belief that the human spirit can, through the exercise of spiritual disciplines such as meditation, prayer, solitude fasting, and study achieve oneness with God or some ultimate source of being

see Word Church. The emphasis on prosperity preaching is on the objective power of faith.

God's act of divine self-disclosure, wherein divine insights are communicated to human beings either through the Word or through direct knowledge

the belief that the order of ministry for the church is established on the foundation of Ephesians 4:12, with apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers being the primary gifts upon which the church is built

A spiritual gift that is bestowed upon individuals to speak and understand prophetic utterances

is occupied by a person who is called to be a prophetic and functions continuously in this gift

the belief that the Holy Spirit so influenced the biblical writers that the original words of Scripture, in the original languages and in the original manuscripts, were directly spoken and revealed by God. As such they have absolute authority.

the belief that everything in the Bible is written so as to communicate God's infallible plan for the world; despite the fact that God used human beings to communicate His truths. As such the Bible is the Word of God.

an approach that the Bible is to be read literally and that is communicates God's thoughts to us in words that are literally true. And in cases where the Bible, its stories, history, science, spirituality, etc, conflict with out modern ideas, one should believe the Bible as it is God's Word.

an approach to the stud of the Bible that relies on modern, secular historical data and methodologies in order to determine the accuracy and believability of Scripture

the scholarly method that studies the way that the Bible evolved into its current form through editorializing

an examination of the Bible that focuses on its various literary formations

belief that Jesus will rapture the church before the Tribulation. And will come again after the Tribulation together those who went through it.

the belief that the rapture will take place during the Tribulation

the belief that the rapture will take place after the Tribulation