Information about Pentacostal religion?

I attend an Assembly of God church for the past 13 years. Yes there is speaking in tongues, yes, depending on which church you attend there are people displaying worship in "different" ways; raised hands, jumping, waving flags or banners, kneeling, etc...different does not mean bad or freakish. People worship in different ways regardless of the type of church you attend. For instance Catholics are reserved but that doesn't mean that their way of worship is any more wrong or different than the full gospel church. In the A/G church there is also a more contemporary style of worship music which is agreeable to many people being that it has a modern sound while maintaing the heart of worship. Give it a try, you might like it. They usually have big youth groups and children's programs as well as Sunday School and many opportunities for fellowship on many levels. No cult, no pressure, just church. Also it's important that you know that the Pentacostal church is a full bible believing church...if it's in the bible it's taught regardless of anybody's comfort zone. I hope this helped a little.

I have been Pentecostal most of my life. It is a great church where the gifts of the Holy Spirit are really active. When the Holy Spirit moves in a service it is really awesome. The feelings are just great. In addition the preaching and teaching in my church is some of the best I have ever heard. I highly recommend giving a Pentecostal church a try.

EDIT: I am not sure there is one bit of truth in the post above me. We do not add to the scriptures. We read the Bible and it alone. We do not right new books and consider them equal to the Bible or inspired. We do not encourage people to stay in other churches. We serve God and we let the Holy Spirit move. The gifts have never died out and will not.

EDIT2: The poster below me said we believe you must speak in tongues to be saved. This is not true in the churches I have been in. We believe speaking in tongues is a thing to be desired but it plays no role in salvation.

EDIT3: Panzercommando said Pentecostal churches are a silly American invention. I would say it is a return to the church that formed at Pentecost. To the way the early church believed.

I go to an AOG church, not because I'm in love with the denomination, but the people. The basic differences between Baptist and AOG are the things that are emphasized. Baptism is emphasized in Baptist churches, speaking in tongues in AOG churches. I do not speak in togues, and am fully comfortable there. Honestly, I believe every church is different (even within the denomination) so try to find one that fits your needs. Ones that you can get involved in, that have nice people, and seem to be true to the faith. I would stay away from the ones that are completely tradition based (as they usually don't have a relationship with God), or ones that "feel wrong" in your spirit.

I grew up in an Assembly of God church. Check them out online and you can read all of their doctrine and beliefs. In my experience these are some of the best churches in the nation! I am not a Christian, but my experiences at the Assemby Churches have caused me to have love and respect for Christians instead of all these poor people who seem to have such an utter hatred for them (even though most of them profess to be tolerant of everyone. . . awfully ironic in my mind). Make your own decisions and don't let anyone who comes at you in a judgemental manner affect your decisions!

Jesus was speaking to Nicodemus about the "new birth" or what is required to be born again. John 3:3-5 states, "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

Here the Lord is telling him that he needs to repent, be baptized, and filled with the Holy Ghost to experience the new birth.

Jesus gave Peter the "keys to the kingdom" or the authority to preach the full gospel message on the day of Pentecost. 120 disciples were present in the upper room seeking the baptism of the Holy Ghost evidenced by speaking in tongues as described by Christ in Mark 16:15, "15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;"

This is the experience the disciples were waiting for. After receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost, men from all over the known world were amazed and questioned what had happened. This is recorded in Acts 1 & 2.

Peter stood up in the midst of the crowd an proclaimed the gospel message, "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call." Acts 2:38, 39.

This a free gift of God and all that is required is repentence, baptism in Jesus name, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost as described. God bless you and yours!

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What you really need to know about the Pentacostal relgion is that it is a silly American invention and its televangelists rip off countless poor and infirmed people daily.

They speak in tongues and jump

They believe that in order to be saved, you have to speak in tongues.....if I were you, dear, I'd stay away from them - they tend to confuse Christians and that's not really something any of us need.

All Christian Churches subscribe to the same Bible God... All believe in the Old and New Testament... but only a few poached verses here and there... the rest is explained away or totally ignored...

In Bible times it was very easy to buy a suitable slave and do with him/her anything that your vicious heart desires with all of God's blessings!!! You can use the slave for the kinkiest imaginable gay, bizarre or straight sex. There are plenty of arguments in the Bible to justify ANY KIND OF KINKY SEX OR FETISH!!! Believe it or not, pedophilia in all its forms is PERMITTED and regulated in the Bible, Old and New Testaments nothing has changed!!! If you like to have a little girl for a while for whatever pleasure YOU DON’T DATE HER! You buy her as a slave from a God fearing fellow Israelite in need of money, or even from some good Christian parents!!!

Titus 2:9 (NIV) Teach slaves* (*including young little girl slaves) to be subject to their masters in everything* (*and I mean, EVERYTHING without restrictions no matter how kinky!!!), to try to please them, not to talk back to them,

Exodus 21:20-21 NIV “If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod* (*for whatever reason!) and the slave dies as a direct result* (*especially if the master is drunk or plain mad!), he must be punished* (*but how? will the master get a slap on the wrist?), but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property* [*KJV says “his money”* (*he/she is not even a human being! That is why America up to the 1860’s justified Biblical slavery!!!)].

So you can keep beating your male or female slave to a pulp every third day or so and as long as he/she recovers you are a HOLY and RIGHTEOUS person before our Loving God and Heavenly Father! The whole Bible is decisively pro-slavery of the kinkiest sort!

1 Peter 2:18 (NIV) Slaves* (*including young slave girls!), submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.* (*how kinky can you get?)

Exodus 21:7-8 (NIV) "If a MAN SELLS his DAUGHTER* (*NOT HIS SON but his daughter!!!) as a SLAVE, SHE is not to go free as male slaves do. If she does not please the master who has selected her for himself* (*for whatever kinky pleasure), he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, because he has broken faith with her.

Can you imagine her fate if her God fearing daddy doesn't want her back and her master is a sadistic sexual pervert? Another more subtle way of getting a GIRL for a wife is to be a predator at a ball party and watch the girls dancing and grab for yourself anyone that you wish to have for a wife… The Law of God has a bunch of loopholes that allow you this pleasure, too! No silly dating necessary!!!

Judges 21:23 * So that is what the Benjamites did. While the girls were dancing, each man caught one and carried her off to be his wife. Then they returned to their inheritance and rebuilt the towns and settled in them.

In Bible days women had no rights and were worth much less than men! As long as the master follows the Bible injunctions he is a Holy man of God, like righteous Lot who had sex with his young virgin daughters until they got pregnant, or the Levite priest of God in Judges 19-21 who carved up his gang raped concubine in 12 pieces! Amen?

Luke 16:17 (NIV) (Jesus said) It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

Hopefully our secular government will never follow any Law of God to rule our Nation! When we did that a lot of innocent ladies were hung from tree branches with a rope tied around their neck! The first felons to be sentenced to death in Colonial America were witches!!! BTW… I am not taking ANYTHING out of any Biblical CONTEXT! It is the Secular world that is forcing the Clergy to conform to current morality standards… In due course, the validity of same sex couples will be determined by the secular government! The Christian clergy will have plenty of opportunities to regulate the morality of same sex couples. Some time ago the Bible-type slavery was perfectly legal even in America up to the 1860s, now it is illegal… so everything changes with time thanks to our secular non religious government!

They hoop and holler and pretend. They are funny to watch. But frighten kids and small animals.