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The term Full Gospel or Fourfold Gospel is an evangelical doctrine that summarizes the Gospel in four aspects, namely the salvation, sanctification, faith healing and Second Coming of Christ. It has been used in various Christian traditions, including Keswickian , Pentecostal , Anabaptist , and Baptist denominations.
The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship was established by Bishop Paul S. Morton Sr. in 1994 within New Orleans, Louisiana, [2] though it began as a movement within the National Baptist Convention, USA in 1992. [5] From 25,000 to 30,000 attended the first conference of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship in 1994. [9]
Baptist beliefs are seen as belonging to three parties: General Baptists who uphold Arminian soteriology, Particular Baptists who uphold Calvinist soteriology, [2] and Independent Baptists, who might embrace a strict version of either Arminianism or Calvinism, but are most notable for their fundamentalist positions on Biblical hermeneutics ...
The church has its origins in a vision of "Foursquare Gospel" (or "Full Gospel") during a sermon in October 1922 in Oakland, California, by the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson [1] who was originally an ordained evangelist of the Assemblies of God where she once exerted a large influence until the split.
Durham was born in 1873 in rural Kentucky and joined his family's Baptist church; however, he would only experience conversion later. He joined the Holiness movement and by 1901 founded the North Avenue Full Gospel Mission, a store-front church in Chicago.
A few African-American Baptist congregations have ordained or started calling their senior minister bishop, but without changing congregational polity.In the National Baptist Convention (USA), its statement of faith teaches the bishop and pastor are synonymous; [2] in the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, the bishop and pastor are separate offices.
The "six-principles" [7] adhered to are those listed in Hebrews 6:1–2: Repentance; Faith; Baptism; Laying on of hands; Resurrection of the dead; Final judgment; Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands ...
Primitive Baptist practices that are distinguishable from those of other Baptists include a cappella singing, family integrated worship, and foot washing. This African-American Primitive Baptist church in Florida is an exception to the usual practice [ 15 ] of excluding musical instruments: a piano and organ are visible.