Lutherans and Other Denominations

1. Lutherans and Other Denominations • Holiness Bodies • Perfectionists • Church of the Nazarene • Pentecostals • Assemblies of God, Church of God

2. Lutherans and Other DenominationsArmnians • Calvinists • Arminians           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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies • Entire Sanctification • The Perfected Christian - Full Salvation • Methodism: • Progressive and Gradual • Holiness Groups: • Entire and Instantaneous

6. Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies • Holiness Bodies • Perfectionists • Wesley’s Perfected Man • Pentecostals • Charismatic Experience • Evangelistic Associations • Promote Entire Holiness

7. Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies • Holiness Body Characteristics • Literalism • Faith Healing • Premillenialism • Legalism • Emotionalism

8. 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 • - Christ’s healing is also for the body

9. Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies • Perfectionists • Charles Finney (1792-1875) • Entire Sanctification • immediately follows conversion • Church of the Nazarene - around 500K

11. 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

12. Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies • Pentecostal Doctrine • Christ the Savior • Christ the Sanctifier • Christ the Healer • Christ the Coming King

13. 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

15. Lutherans and Other DenominationsHoliness Bodies • Evangelistic Asociations • Christian and Missionary Alliance • Independent Assemblies of God • (Philadelphia Churches)

16. 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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