Lutherans and Other Denominations

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Lutherans and Other Denominations

• Holiness Bodies
• Perfectionists
• Church of the Nazarene
• Pentecostals
• Assemblies of God, Church of God

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsArmnians

• Calvinists

Arminians
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Total Depravity Unconditional Election Limited
Atonement Irresistible Grace Perseverance of the
Saints
T U L I P
Foreseen Predestination Open Atonement Cooperative
Conversion Unforced Grace Severable Grace
F O C U S
Lutherans - God desires all to be saved and
offers His grace freely. Although He foreknows
who will be saved, He gives us free will to
accept or reject His saving grace.
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Lutherans and Other DenominationsMethodists

• Wesley Doctrine
• Universal Salvation - All can be saved
• Free Salvation - Free to accept or reject
• Full Salvation - Entire Sanctification
• Sure Salvation - Conversion Experience

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Sanctification
• Funk Wagnalls
• 1. To set apart as holy or for holy purposes
• 2. To purify or make holy
• Wesley Experience Christian Perfection
• Protestants Growing Christ-like

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Entire Sanctification
• The Perfected Christian - Full Salvation
• Methodism
• Progressive and Gradual
• Holiness Groups
• Entire and Instantaneous

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Holiness Bodies
• Perfectionists
• Wesleys Perfected Man
• Pentecostals
• Charismatic Experience
• Evangelistic Associations
• Promote Entire Holiness

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Holiness Body Characteristics
• Literalism
• Faith Healing
• Premillenialism
• Legalism
• Emotionalism

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Holiness Doctrine
• Fundamental Arminian
• - Entire Sanctification is from an experience
• - Baptism with Holy Ghost and fire
• - Baptism of Holy Ghost follows conversion
• - Christs healing is also for the body

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Perfectionists
• Charles Finney (1792-1875)
• Entire Sanctification
• immediately follows conversion
• Church of the Nazarene - around 500K

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Pentecostals
• Latter Rain Movement - around 1900
• 1901 - Charles Parham
• 1906-1909 - Azusa Street Revival
• Charismatic Gifts
• Seek and expect a Second Pentecost

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Pentecostal Doctrine
• Christ the Savior
• Christ the Sanctifier
• Christ the Healer
• Christ the Coming King

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Pentecostal Groups
• Church of God in Christ - 5 MM
• Assemblies of God - 2.5 MM
• Pentecostal Assemblies of the World - 1 MM
• Church of God (Cleveland, Tenn) - 700K
• United Pentecostal - 500K
• Foursquare Gospel - 200K

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Evangelistic Asociations
• Christian and Missionary Alliance
• Independent Assemblies of God
• (Philadelphia Churches)

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Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies

• Pentecostal Body Types
• Holiness Pentecostal
• Conversion, Sanctification, HS Baptism
• Baptistic Pentecostal
• Conversion, HS Baptism
• Unitarian (Oneness) Pentecostal
• Jesus alone is God

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