What is the definition of Faith in the Pentecostal teachings?

Answer 1

The bible is the inspired Word Of God: written by Holy Men as they were inspired by God. I Peter 2:21.

In one GOD who is Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscience: Father In Creation, Son In Redemption And Holy Ghost in office in our lives. I Corinthians. 8:6, Ephesians. 4:6, II Corinthians. 5:19, Joel 2:28

We believe that all the fullness of the Godhead bodily dwelleth in Jesus, for it pleased the Father that in HIM should all the fullness dwell. Colossians. 2:9

GOD'S PLAN OF SALVATION

REPENTANCE: having a changed mind toward sin. A turning away from sin with godly sorrow.

BAPTISM: by immersion in water, in the name of JESUS CHRIST for the remission of sins.

HOLY GHOST: receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, with the evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance. Acts 2:1-4, 38-42.

Answer 2

Pentecostal beliefs are a little difficult to define due to the nature of the group. Many Pentecostals even ridicule folks who try to study such things ("theologians") claiming that God gives us immediate knowledge of everything we need to know via the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Most Pentecostals would define faith as being closely tied to speaking in tongues, etc. If you've got the right faith, then those things will always follow, or so they believe. If you don't have those things, then many of them would conclude that your faith is weak, or you're "doing it all wrong" (my words).

In other words -- 99% of the Pentecostals would have a tough time giving you a good definition of "faith" (other than the scriptural text, which you've already read), and would only tell you that when you find it that all those "gifts of the Holy Ghost" will happen.

Answer 3

Pentecostals believe that one must be saved by believing in Jesus as Lord and Savior for the forgiveness of sins and to be made acceptable to God. Being descended from Methodism and the Methodist Holiness Movement, Pentecostal soteriology is mostly Arminian rather than Calvinist, believing that the ability to believe in Jesus is a power of the human free will.

Pentecostals believe in water baptism as an outward sign of conversion, and that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a distinct spiritual experience that all who have believed in Jesus should receive. To be more precise, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a separate and distinct "second grace" received in a personal subjective and often emotional religious experience. All classical Pentecostals believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is always accompanied initially by the outward evidence of speaking in tongues. It is considered a liberalizing tendency to teach contrary to this historic position. This is a major difference between Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians, who believe that a Christian who is baptized in the Holy Spirit may exhibit certain supernatural signs, which may include speaking in tongues,"being slain in the spirit" (where people fall to the ground as if asleep or in convulsions), prophecy(i.e. a vision or a word of God, spoken or felt in the spirit), miraculous healings, miraculous signs, etc. Most major Pentecostal denominations reject any connection between personal salvation or conversion and the Pentecostal Baptism in the Holy Sprit and teach that it is not necessary for salvation, but a gift from God available to all Christians. Many early Pentecostals believed that the revival of the gifts of the spirit were a sign from God of the latter rain, a period of restoration before the end of the age and the coming millennial reign of Christ. Traditional Protestants believe that one is baptized with or in the Holy Spirit upon Regeneration, the work of the Holy Spirit that enables faith and belief in the unbelieving heart. They most often reject such concepts as a "second grace" though not rejecting the idea of periodic or even weekly renewal in the sacraments. Pentecostals also typically believe that the Bible has definitive authority in matters of faith like most other evangelicals.

Answer 4

I'm Pentecostal, and I can say that I've never been discouraged form getting my education. I wear pants, have short(ish) hair, and listen to all kinds of music. I'm not being brainwashed. :)

Anyway, faith comes through hearing, and hearing through the word of God. It's the substance of things hoped for.

I don't think there's a big distinction between Pentecostals and other sects of Christianity when it comes to defining faith.

Answer 5

First of all, don't believe everything you read as pertaining to each and every Pentecostal. ;)

Faith is one of the 9 gifts of the Holy Spirit, as seen in the Bible:

1 Corinthians 12:4, 7-11
"There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.... (7) Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines."

(Read more about this at:)
http://www.jimfeeney.org/giftsofholyspirit.html

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Definition of Faith:

Nothing can define 'faith' better than the bible, which is the definition that Pentecostals teach and try to live by. Hebrews 11 is the Bible’s famous faith chapter. It offers profound insight for living by faith, not by sight, in this world.

Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."

(Read more about what Pentecostals believe and teach on Faith at:)
http://www.jimfeeney.org/insightforlivingbyfaith.html

Answer 6

Yeah, looks like there are already some lengthy responses there. Pentecostal religion is complete brain washing crap. As a female member, my education was not encouraged, I wasn't allowed to cut my hair, wear jewelry or makeup. I had to wear tacky 80s clothes down to my ankles. I wasn't allowed to be baptized because I didn't speak in tongues. All of the lunatics around me danced around, passed out when touched by the child molesting pastor and "spoke in tongues." I'm happy to be Catholic now.