What is the difference between the beliefs of the "COGIC Penecostals" and the "Apostolic Penecostals"?

Question

COGIC stands for Church of God in Christ. By apostolics, I don't mean those churches whose pastor's title is "apostle", and whose churches tend to be non-demonimational. I mean the apostolics who are Penecostal.

Answer 1

The COGIC believes in the trinity and rejected the holiness living this church is also much larger in the southern states and their theory that the Church of God in Christ doctrinal emphasis is the inspired, infallible authority of Scripture, trinitarian, conversion, repentance, salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ, regeneration, justification, sanctification and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Church believes that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is given to all Christian believers who ask for it. Divine healing is practiced, not to the exclusion of medical supervision. Holiness of life and practice are emphasized. The ordinances of the Church, as act of obedience to Faith, are water baptism (immersion), the Lord's Supper (Holy Communion) and the Ordinance of Humility (foot washing).


Apostolic Pentecostals reject the trinity and believe in the oneness. Oneness of God means that Father, Son and Holy Spirit, while all fully divine are not separate persons but expressions of the one God. Oneness Pentecostalism is a specific sect of Pentecostalism proclaiming the oneness of God. There are others (not Pentecostals) who believe in the oneness of God.


There are three basic streams of Pentecostal churches. The majority 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. Pentecostals also typically believe, like most other evangelicals, that the Bible has definitive authority in matters of faith. To this first group, speaking in tongues is the sign of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, but not necessary for salvation. The other two groups fall under an "Acts 2:38" based salvation message which says that a person needs to repent and be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, and then receive the Holy Spirit. Receiving the Holy Spirit is necessary for salvation and includes speaking in tongues. Of the Acts 2:38 based churches, they fall into four categories of "Jesus Name", "First", "United" or "Oneness" Pentecostals which baptize in Jesus name only, and those that baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost "Matthew 28:19".

Because many Pentecostal denominations are descended from Methodism and the Methodist Holiness Movement, Pentecostal soteriology is generally Arminian rather than Calvinist, believing that sanctification is synergistic between man and God.

This is in fact one of the distinctions that separates Pentecostal traditions from those of the Second Wave Charismatic and Evangelical churches, which tend toward a Calvinistic soteriology. One of the main points of division is the definition of eternal security, which is thoroughly Calvinist in the later Evangelical denominations and follows the Arminian tract in Pentecostal churches and denominations. Pentecostals believe in water baptism as an outward sign of conversion and that the baptism in the Holy Ghost is a distinct spiritual experience that all who have belief in Jesus should receive. Most classical Pentecostals believe that the baptism in the Holy Ghost 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 another major difference between Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians, who believe that a Christian baptized in the Holy Ghost may exhibit certain supernatural signs, including 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.

One of the defining marks in some Pentecostal groups is emotionalism in worship and prayer. They are known for raising their hands while singing and praying. They tend to be very vocal and expressive in their prayers, with cries of "Yes, Lord!," "Thank you, Jesus!", "Hallelujah!" and other spontaneous expressions of praise. There are other more conservative branches of Pentecostal groups, where the worship is enthusiastic, but not as emotional.

Answer 2

COGIC...Church of God In Christ are primarily African American, whereas Apotoslic are often Multicultural. COGIC baptize in the name of "Father, Son and Holy Ghost" and Apostolic baptize in the name of Jesus Christ. Both believe an practice speaking in other tongues after salvation as a sign that one has received the Holy Spirit. Over the years COGIC now allow women to wear jewelry, pants and make up which was forbidden in 60's and 70's but the Apostolic still do not wear any jewelry, nail polish and definitely not pants in a Sunday worship service. They both teach holy living but only God really knows what goes on behind closed doors.

Answer 3

I don't know about the COGIC, but Apostolic Pentecostals are one God, they preach baptism by immersion, they dress in what they consider holy. The women don't wear make-up or cut their hair. The women wear dresses below the knees & sleeves past the elbow. The men aren't to have long hair or facial hair. They also believe in recieving the Holy Ghost by the evidence of speaking in tongues. It's a pretty strict religion. Hope this helps, there is more to it than what I've said. 2D

Answer 4

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What is the difference between the beliefs of the "COGIC Penecostals" and the "Apostolic Penecostals"?
COGIC stands for Church of God in Christ. By apostolics, I don't mean those churches whose pastor's title is "apostle", and whose churches tend to be non-demonimational. I mean the apostolics who are Penecostal.

Answer 5

cogic believe in the Trinity: God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. COGIC believes in 1 God internally existing in 3 persons. Belive in Complete submersion baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Both are considered Pentecostals because of the belief in the Holy Ghost, speaking in tongues the gifts of the spirit, expressions of praise and dance in the spirit.

Answer 6

COGIC, Church of God in Christ also believe in baptism by Immersion. They do believe in a holy lifestyle. Apostolic are so similar in their practices.

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Answer 8

COGIC baptize in trinity and don't adhere to holiness teachings.
Apostolics baptize in the name of Jesus, believe in one God (Jesus) and practice a holy lifestyle.

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Answer 10

All those Oneness Pentecostals are heretics. Their place will be in the Lake of Fire.