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According to scholar Keith Smith of Georgia State University "many scholars claim that Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religious phenomenon in human history", [199] and according to scholar Peter L. Berger of Boston University "the spread of Pentecostal Christianity may be the fastest growing movement in the history of religion".
Pentecostal Christianity was established under the work of Charles Fox Parham and William Joseph Seymour. [6] Charles Fox Parham was originally a Wesleyan-Holiness preacher, and in 1901, under his ministry "a student had spoken in tongues (glossolalia)" and Parham thought this to be evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit . [ 6 ]
Oneness Pentecostals believe that a Christian's lifestyle should be characterized by holiness. [4] In the Oneness Pentecostal view, this holiness begins at baptism, when the blood of Christ washes away all sin and a person stands before God truly holy for the first time in his or her life.
This new openness of middle-class Christians toward Pentecostal practices created challenges for both groups. Church music in Methodist and Baptist services began featuring drums and electric ...
Finished Work Pentecostalism is a major branch of Pentecostalism that holds that after conversion, the converted Christian progressively grows in grace. [1] [2] On the other hand, the other branch of Pentecostalism—Holiness Pentecostalism teaches the Wesleyan doctrine of entire sanctification as an instantaneous, definite second work of grace, which is a necessary prerequisite to receive the ...
While early Pentecostals were often marginalized within the larger Christian community, Pentecostal beliefs began penetrating the mainline Protestant denominations from 1960 onward and the Catholic Church from 1967. [25] This adoption of Pentecostal beliefs by those in the historic churches became known as the charismatic movement.
These doctrines are heavily based on other evangelical confessions of faith but differ by being clearly Pentecostal. [1] Of the 16 articles, four are considered core beliefs "due to the key role they play in reaching the lost and building the believer and the church". [2]
Indian Pentecostal Church of God – 0.9 million [11] God is Love Pentecostal Church – 0.8 million; Pentecostal Church of God – .6 million [12] The Fellowship Network – .4 million; Manna Full Gospel Churches – .3 million [13] International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies – .2 million [14] Open Bible Churches - .15 million