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Re: The doctrine of subsequence
The AoG and CoG embraced the doctrine of subsequence to accommodate the growing "Pentecostal experience" within their ranks. However, it began to create two separate classes of Christians, those simply born again and those with the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The Bible doesn't make this distinction and those who were viewed as being simply born again felt like second class citizens. If taught like this.... it becomes divisive to a body. So... instead of embracing that the Holy Ghost baptism was being born of the Spirit and encouraging all to experience this reality... they abandoned the teaching to keep unity within their denominational ranks.
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