Full Gospel

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Full Gospel is a Christian theological emphasis that stresses belief in the full work of the Holy Spirit, including spiritual gifts, healing, and contemporary miracles, as integral to the gospel message.

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Full Gospel canonical 1

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instanceOf Christian theological emphasis
Pentecostal-Charismatic doctrine
affirms continuationism
empowerment for Christian service
evangelism accompanied by signs
personal experience of the Holy Spirit
associatedWith Charismatic movement
Holiness-Pentecostal tradition
Pentecostal churches
surface form: Pentecostalism
contrastsWith cessationism
emphasizes baptism in the Holy Spirit
contemporary miracles
continuing activity of the Holy Spirit
deliverance ministry
divine healing
full work of the Holy Spirit
prophecy
signs and wonders
speaking in tongues
spiritual gifts
focusesOn holistic understanding of salvation
physical, emotional, and spiritual restoration
goal to restore New Testament Christianity in power and practice
heldBy many Charismatic churches
many Pentecostal denominations
some independent evangelical churches
includes expectation of divine intervention in daily life
lay participation in healing and deliverance
prayer for the sick
influencedBy Holiness movement
surface form: Wesleyan-Holiness theology

early 20th-century Pentecostal revivals
linkedTo Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International
various “Full Gospel” churches and ministries
relatedTo Azusa Street Revival
scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 12–14
Acts of the Apostles
James 5:14–16
Mark 16:17–18
teaches believers should expect the supernatural in Christian life
healing is part of Christ’s atoning work
miracles are for today
spiritual gifts did not cease with the apostles
understands New Testament miracle accounts as normative
uses language of “full” or “fourfold” gospel in some traditions
views gospel as including salvation, healing, Spirit baptism, and Christ’s return

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