The term Full Gospel or Fourfold Gospel is a

theological Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

doctrine used by some

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denominations that summarizes the

Gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

in four aspects, namely

salvation Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...

sanctification Sanctification (or in its verb form, sanctify) literally means "to set apart for special use or purpose", that is, to make holy or sacred (compare la, sanctus). Therefore, sanctification refers to the state or process of being set apart, i.e. " ...

, divine healing and

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Doctrine

This term has its origin in 1887 in a series of sermons called "Fourfold Gospel" by the pastor

Albert Benjamin Simpson Albert Benjamin Simpson (December 15, 1843 – October 29, 1919), also known as A. B. Simpson, was a Canadian preacher, theologian, author, and founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA), an evangelical denomination with an emphasis ...

, founder of the

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in New York, United States, which characterize his teaching. According to him, this concept represents the 4 aspects of the ministry of

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; Christ the Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and King who will soon return.

History

In October 1922, the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of

Foursquare Church The Foursquare Church is an Evangelical Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in 1923 by preacher Aimee Semple McPherson. The headquarters are in Los Angeles, California, United States. History The church has its origins in a vision of ...

, used the expression "Foursquare Gospel" referring to the doctrine in a sermon in

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, and stated that it will be the center of her teaching. Various other Pentecostal denominations have been influenced by this doctrine which will be called the "Full Gospel". A variety of Pentecostals have further developed the motif of the full gospel, predominantly the five-fold theme of salvation, sanctification, Spirit baptism, divine healing, and the coming kingdom.

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