The Believer and Positive Confession, the General Council of the Assemblies of God's own 1980 position paper, is the denomination's official statement responding to positive confession and Word of Faith teaching current at the time. Its authority is that of the governing body speaking for itself: a reliable primary record of the Assemblies of God's own doctrinal position. Its limit is that it is a position paper defending a stance, not an independent theological or historical study of the wider Word of Faith movement. Cite it for the denomination's own view; an outside assessment of Word of Faith teaching needs an independent scholarly source.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the denomination's own governing body position paper, a reliable primary record of its official doctrine rather than an independent theological study of the wider movement it addresses. NotesThe General Council of the Assemblies of God's own position paper The Believer and Positive Confession (1980); the denomination's own doctrinal statement, not independent theological analysis.
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyGeneral Council of the Assemblies of God
Custodian BasisA position paper adopted by a denomination own governing council. Authoritative for what that denomination teaches about a movement inside it.
Citation
AuthorGeneral Council of the Assemblies of God
PublisherGeneral Council of the Assemblies of God
Publication Year1980
Source TypePrimary document
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