Assemblies of God: Latter Rain Movement
Posted by SitePastor in Dominion Theology and Latter Rain MovementAt the General Council meeting in Seattle, Washington, in 1949, the Assemblies of God passed a resolution officially disapproving of the practices of The New Order of the Latter Rain, resolution #7, which read:
WHEREAS, we are grateful for the visitation of God in the past and the evidences of His blessing upon us today, and
WHEREAS, we recognize a hunger on the part of God’s people for a spiritual refreshing and manifestation of His Holy Spirit, be it therefore,
RESOLVED, that we disapprove of those extreme teachings and practices, which, being unfounded scripturally, serve only to break fellowship of like precious faith and tend toconfusion and division among the members of the body of Christ, and be it hereby known that this 23rd General Council disapproves of the so-called “New Order of the Latter Rain”, to wit:
1. The overemphasis relative to imparting, identifying, bestowing, or confirming of gifts by the laying on of hands and prophecy.
2. The erroneous teaching that the Church is built on the foundation of present-day apostles and prophets.
3. The extreme teaching as advocated by the “New Order” regarding the confession of sin to man and deliverance as practiced, which claims prerogatives to human agency which belong only to Christ.
4.The erroneous teaching concerning the impartation of the gifts of languages as special equipment for missionary service.
5.The extreme and unscriptural practice of imparting or imposing personal leadings by the means of gifts of utterance.
6. Such other wrestings and distortions on scripture interpretations which are in opposition to teachings and practices generally accepted among us.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we recommend following those things which make for peace among us, and those doctrines and practices whereby we may edify one another, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit until we all come into the unity of faith.
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