Unpacking the Assemblies of God’s 1980 Rejection of Positive Confession

Today, we're taking a deep dive into the 1980 Assemblies of God Statement on Positive Confession.NOTICE 4/6/2026 | In August 2025, the Assemblies of God removed this position paper from there web site. You can find a copy on our website, here: https://tinyurl.com/4p2vtczk00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:44 - A Problem for Decades00:06:02 - The Life of Faith00:17:58 - The Believer and Positive Confession00:27:11 - Some Positions of the Positive Confession Teaching00:51:33 - Consider the Total Teaching of Scripture01:02:58 - Consider Adequately the Will of God01:13:54 - Recognize the Importance of Importunate Prayer01:20:40 - Recognize They Can Expect Suffering in This Life01:28:21 - Recognize the Sovereignty of God01:39:40 - Apply the Practical Test01:46:11 - Accurately Deal with the Word Rhema01:52:56 - ConclusionThanks for hanging out with me today!If you have been blessed by this content and would like to help support the things we do here, you may do so by visiting: https://www.sheepamongwolves.org/supportFor everything SAW-related, check out our official website:www.sheepamongwolves.orgQuestions, comments, concerns, snarks, or conundrums? E-mail me: [email protected] You are now free to roam about the countryside!#christianity #apologetics #discipleship