Fifth ‘Doctrine and Polity’ Paper Released

Members of the Church of God Doctrine and Polity (D&P) Committee have released a paper addressing ‘Spirit-filled’ worship.

The paper is the second in the series written by Dr. Lee Roy Martin, a member of the D&P Committee and professor at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary. It is the fifth released overall by the committee. Past topics have included defense of the denomination’s stance on total abstinence from beer, wine, and liquors, authored by chairman Dr. French Arrington. The second was a commentary on observance of the Sabbath written by Martin. A third was penned by Dr. Terry Cross, a professor in the School of Religion at Lee University, who addressed he question of “Why Church?” The most recent topic was on human cremation, written by Dr. Jerald Daffe, professor in the School of Religion at Lee University. Papers are located on the Church of God website (www.churchofgod.org) under the BELIEFS tab on the home page. They are also avail-able in Spanish at the site.

The Doctrine and Polity Committee exists to routinely examine the belief statements, doctrines, and polity in place within the structure of the denomination. The group considers amendments reflective of modern culture and offers recommendations for modifications employing extensive biblical research.

Serving alongside Arrington, Martin, Daffe and Cross is a group of ministers, scholars and academicians. They include, professors at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary Dr. David Han and Dr. Steven Land, and Dr. Victor Pagan, retired leader with Church of God World Missions. Second Assistant General Overseer Dr. J. David Stephens serves as executive liaison.

To read the document “Spirit-filled Worship in its entirety, including additional readings, foot-notes, and appendices, and to read previous papers, please visit www.churchofgod.org and click on BELIEFS.

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