PaC-D House of God Pacific Coast District

What We Believe The doctrinal views of the House of God reflect most beliefs of the Pentecostal Holiness movement, with some exceptions. The Seventh Day Sabbath, Selective Foods, observance of God's Holy Days, “Second Work of Grace,” the historic doctrine of the Trinity, and the traditional Trinitarian formula in water baptism, are examples of key differences from other belief systems. We do however embrace the Pentecostal view that speaking in tongues is the initial sign of receiving the Holy Spirit. The House of God holds a fundamental view that the Bible is the only God-given authority which man possesses; therefore all doctrine, faith, hope, and all instructions for the church must be based upon and harmonized with the Bible. The House of God rejects all extra-biblical revelations and writings, views, church creeds and articles of faith that are not in concert with Biblical writings. The House of God does not recognize the Pope or the Catholic Church as an authority in determining proper religious worship or practices, and reject the assumption that God gave authority to the Catholic Church to change laws of God, worship days, or constructs to salvation. The House of God believes that the seventh day of the week (Saturday) was ordained as the Sabbath at Creation by God's very own example (Genesis 2:2 - 3; Exodus 20:11). Jesus customarily went into the Temple on the Sabbath (Luke 4:16); Paul used the Sabbath for preaching (Acts 17:2); Gentiles believers observed the Sabbath (Acts 13:42, 44). The House of God believes the annual Holy Days that God gave to Israel are a prophetic panorama of His plan of redemption for all mankind. The PASSOVER for example, is a prophetic fulfillment, depicting the coming of the true Passover Lamb, Jesus, The Messiah. The Holy One of Israel. Days belong to God and He proclaims in Lev 23:2 “these are my feasts”. The Holy Days did not belong to Moses, neither were they a shadow, they were in fact an institution to be observed forever (Ex 12:24; Lev 23:14,21,31,41). The House of God believes in maintaining a selective diet. The diet of Hebrew Pentecostals is defined in the scriptures (Lev 11:1 - 3), in conjunction with the special relationship established by God in Deut 14:2. We also believe 1Tim 4:4 which tells us “Every creature of God is good. . .” for its intended purpose, but not for food! Dietary exclusions have always been in evidence for the saints as detailed in Acts 15:20. The House of God holds that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works alone. Faith in Jesus is the means by which a person is justified. At the same time, a sinner must believe the gospel; he is commanded to repent of his sinful life, to be baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ, and to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38; 4:12; 8:12 - 17; 10:43 - 48; 19:1 - 6). Thus the various aspects of faith and obedience work together in God's grace to reconcile us to God. The House of God believes that when approaching God, either privately or in services, women should have their head covered (1Cor 11:5 5 ) “But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.”) Likewise, men should not have their heads covered when praying or prophesying (1 Cor 11:4) “every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.” The House of God believes in the “Oneness” of God in direct contrast to the doctrine of the Trinity which teaches that God, eternally existing as three distinctive persons, is inadequate as one being, and therefore a departure from the consistent and emphatic biblical revelation of God manifesting Himself in various forms. The House of God teaches that the one God who revealed Himself in the Old Testament as Yahweh, revealed Himself in His Son, Jesus Christ. Thus Jesus Christ was and is God. In other words, Jesus is the one true God manifested in flesh, for in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily (John 1:1 - 14; 1 Tim 3:16; Colossians 2:9). While fully God, Jesus was also fully man, possessing a full and true humanity. He was both God and man. Moreover, the Holy Spirit is God with us and in us. Thus God is manifested as “Father” in creation and as “Father” of the Son in the Son for our redemption, and as the Holy Spirit in our regeneration. *from House of God Africa (HOGA) by Dr. g. Randolph Dailey Jr. 2005 edited by PaC-D for website format.