Justification: The Viewpoint of Most African Pentecostals

By Grace Boateng Owens

This book is based on Paul's doctrine of justification. The author has discussed the viewpoint of most African Pentecostal churches on the doctrine of Justification by faith in comparison with the theories of some selected twenty-first Theologians

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9781326736576

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Justification: The Viewpoint of Most African Pentecostals

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Author: Grace B. Owens

© 2016 Grace Boateng Owens. All rights reserved

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DEDICATION

I dedicate this work to our Father God Almighty, our Lord Jesus Christ who is the author and finisher of our faith, and the Holy Spirit our Comforter.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I wish to express my profound gratitude to the Almighty God for His great grace which had seen me through up till now.  I owe a debt of gratitude to Apostle and Mrs George Korankye of the Church of Pentecost.

I am sincerely grateful to Dr. Jonathan Tallon of Luther King House Educational Foundation -  Manchester, my tutor for the book of Romans.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

Research Question

Delimitation

VARIOUS VIEWS ON JUSTIFICATION:

Paul’s justification in my context

African Pentecostalism context

Past sins – covered or taken away by God?

Paul and James - Contradiction or affirmation

Justification: moral laxity or moral boost?

Conclusion

Bibliography

JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH

THE VIEWPOINT OF MOST AFRICAN PENTECOSTALS

Introduction

Justification as a teaching and doctrine of the church is supported by both Old and New Testaments, yet it seems the doctrine has been highlighted more in the epistles of Paul especially in the book of Romans. Before Paul stated that all are justified freely (Romans 3:24), he first mentioned the state of humanity before the episode of justification, which is about the fall of humanity for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Roman 3:23). This indicates that knowing the state of human beings before and after the fall is as important as knowing that the good Lord has justified the sinner.

The disobedience of Adam and Eve marred the relationship between the creator and the creature, even though the love of God kept on looking for the sinner, the first couple continued to run away from the loving God who created them in his own image as he answered, I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself (Genesis 3:10).

It is the just who can live by faith, the sinner cannot because there is estrangement between God and the sinner.