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Divorce and Remarriage ✔️✔️(1) Marriage entanglements before conversion.
We recommend that these people be received into the membership of local assemblies and
that their marriage complications be left in the hands of the Lord (1 Corinthians 7:17, 20, 24).
(2) Common-law marriages. Recommend no case shall persons be accepted into membership
b. Remarriage.
Discourage divorce by all lawful means and teaching.
Christians getting divorces for any cause except fornication and adultery (Matthew 19:9).
exceptional circumstances exist or when a Christian has been divorced by an unbeliever, we
recommend that the question of remarriage be resolved by the believer in the light of God's
Word (1 Corinthians 7:15, 27-28).
Performing Marriage Ceremonies ✔️✔️(1) Ministerial guidelines.
Discouraged for those who were divorced and former spouse is still living, unless exceptional
circumstance
(2) Violation of conscience not required.
Not required to marry anyone if convicted not to.
(3) Same-sex ceremonies.
Can't do any form of same-sex ceremony
Shall be dismissed from Fellowship if they do so
,(4) Counsel.
Urged to counsel applicants
Can choose to not do wedding if the minister doesn't think applicants aren't wise and somber
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TithiNG ✔️✔️support active ministry
not given to charity or any other purposes.
the ministers ought to be examples.
(2) We recognize the duty of tithing and urge all our people to pay tithes to God.
Pastor should be supported through tithes but doesn't nessarily belong to pastor in full.
Violations of Ministerial Courtesy ✔️✔️Don't go against the lead pastor
Don't cause dissension or spread documents against the lead authority
Ministry in a Non-Assemblies of God Church ✔️✔️Ministers can preach and minister at Non-AG
churches as long as they keep to AG standards.
Recommended ministers contact district to make sure ministry won't result in confusion or
misunderstandings.
If district disapproves, minister can't continue without discipline.
Divine Healing and Professional Medicine ✔️✔️Seek medical attention and divine healing
Don't teach against medical profession/assistance
The Nature and Purposes of Discipline ✔️✔️Church is responsible to exercise scriptural authority
Aims:
, God may be honored,
that the purity and welfare of the ministry be maintained,
those under discipline may be brought to repentance and restoration (Galatians 6:1).
Discipline is to be administered:
for the restoration of the minister,
for the protection of the spiritual welfare of church
It is to be redemptive in nature as well as corrective, and is to be exercised with mercy.
Ministerial Discipline: The District Hearing the Case ✔️✔️If reports/complaints can't be dealt w/
privately
the super of the district where alleged offense occurred,
or the super of the district where the minister is affiliated,shall arrange for a hearing by the
district credentials committee.
Assemblies of God World Missions and the Indigenous Principle ✔️✔️seeking out neglected
regions where the gospel has not been preached establishing self-supporting, self-governing,
self-propagating national churches in all regions.
Assemblies of God World Missionaries ✔️✔️a. A faith mission.
Missionaries are urged to place their faith in God for supplying their needs.
Missionaries itinterate
b. Church support.
Encouraged to support approved missionaries.
c. Undesignated and general emergency funds.
meet the emergency needs of missionaries who raise 100% support