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A study of the historical development of the Assemblies of God, the history of the missions movement in the Assemblies of God, and the ecclesiastical governance of the Fellowship. Attention is given to the General Council Constitution and Bylaws in relation to credentialed ministers, local churches, and district councils.

In the 1830s, the holiness movement in America taught the Wesleyan doctrine of the second blessing (sometimes called the double cure). The first blessing was salvation, and the second blessing was to give power for holy living. Terms such as baptism in the Holy Spirit and the tongue of fire began to fill holiness literature and songs, but without today’s Pentecostal meanings. Those believers who wanted to receive Spirit baptism were instructed to wait or tarry (Luke 24:49, KJV). When they received
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