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We of the First Pentecostal Church of Edna believe that the Bible, the
66 books of Genesis through Revelations is the unabridged,
unadulterated, and inspired Word of God.
While the ceremonious laws and blood sacrifices of the Old Testament
were done away with by His cross, we understand that the examples and
principles of the law still remain. Paul says that "All scripture is
given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" (II Timothy 3:16). In
the previous verse, Paul tells Timothy that he had known from a child
the Holy Scriptures, which ARE able to make him wise unto salvation.
This shows that the Old Testament is the scriptures that Paul is
referring to, and that they are presently valuable for the teaching and
enhancement of salvation today. Acts 2:42 states that "And they
continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine..."
To obey this scripture, one must know and understand what it was that
the apostles preached. Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom of
Heaven (Matt. 16:19) which he used on the day of Pentecost when he told
them to repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sin, and that they would receive the Holy Ghost. These keys
were used again in Samaria (Acts 8:15-17), at the house of Cornelius
(Acts 10:44-48), and by Paul in Ephesis (Acts 19:1-6).
Peter referred to this teaching as, speaking to Jews who questioned
Peter's association with Gentiles, "...words, whereby thou and all thy
house shall be saved." This was the foundation teaching of the apostles
(Eph. 2:20, Acts 16:5) and was never meant to be changed (I Cor. 3:11).
The letters (epistles) of the apostles were written to churches
established upon this born again experience taught by the apostles and
Jesus Himself (John 3:5). Paul taught Timothy to continue in the things
which he had learned (II Tim. 3:14-15) as he did the Thessalonian church
(II Thess. 2:15), the Corinthian church (I Cor. 11:1) and all of the
churches (I Cor. 7:17).
The Law of Moses did not change for over 4 thousand years. Not until the
coming of Christ and the establishment of the New Covenant was there any
alteration to the ways of God. And yet, Jesus said that He did not come
to destroy the Law, but fulfill it. The epistles, written a mere thirty
years after the formation of the church were not meant to change the
foundation, but were given as the building materials to further the
progress and growth of the church. REMEMBER: "One Lord, one faith, one
baptism," (Eph. 4:5) and "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today,
and for ever." (Hebrews 13:8). Therefore, let us "...earnestly contend
for the faith which was one delivered unto the saints. (Jude 1:3)
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