1.1F(a) Early Pentecostals Differences & Similarities
Some were wealthy, some poor
most working class
Most lacked formal ministerial training, but some had degrees
Doctrine Differences
tongues as required evidence of Baptism
The nature of sanctification
The view of God as Trinity
Why organizations forms, although fear of quenching the Spirit
After Azusa, Wesleyan-holiness joined Pentecostal
New orgs adopted reformed revivalist Keswick views (AG)
Forms of church government varied.
As more problems surfaced in the Pentecostal movement, more organization were formed to provide accountability, cooperation, doctrinal standards and fellowship.
Still a large number of pentecostals refused to join any organizatiaon for fear human rules would quench the leading and freedom of the Spirit