{"id":6222,"date":"2025-05-23T08:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?page_id=6222"},"modified":"2025-10-29T14:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:19:11","slug":"how-our-theology-has-been-shaped-over-the-years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/how-our-theology-has-been-shaped-over-the-years\/","title":{"rendered":"How our Theology has Been Shaped Over the Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Resources:<\/h2>\n<p>Please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/beliefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beliefs<\/a> page for statements of belief.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bishop Beacham, the most important text for shaping earlier beliefs is J. H. King&#8217;s, <em>From Passover to Pentecost<\/em>. This is available full text on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.librarycat.org\/lib\/IPHCArchives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Next, the editorials of G. F. Taylor, found in the Advocate (the <a href=\"https:\/\/pentecostalarchives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pentecostal Consortium<\/a> is where all issues of The Advocate are available full text) is a good way to see the beliefs that dominated the early to middle decades of our history.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the works of Noel Brooks clearly define our beliefs. His books are also available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.librarycat.org\/lib\/IPHCArchives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online library<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/corevalues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Core Values<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a member of the National Association of Evangelicals, the IPHC agrees with the NAE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nae.net\/category\/resolution\/\">resolutions<\/a>. However, our leadership has also developed position papers on other important topics.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>IPHC Position Papers:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IPHC-Position-Paper-on-Alcohol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alcohol<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IPHC-Position-Paper-on-Alcohol-SPANISH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alcohol (Spanish)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Apostolic-Position-Paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apostolic Position Paper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apostolic Position Paper (Spanish)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IPHC-Marriage-and-Sexual-Morality-Oct2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marriage and Sexual Morality<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IPHC-Marriage-and-Sexual-Morality-Spanish-Oct2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marriage and Sexual Morality (Spanish)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IPHC-Women-in-Ministry.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women in Ministry<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IPHC-Women-in-Ministry-Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women in Ministry (Spanish)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>NAE Resolutions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/abortion-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/christian-leaders-and-family-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/trafficking-in-women-and-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human Trafficking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/immigration-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immigration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/heeding-the-call-of-the-poor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Poor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Racial Reconciliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/protecting-the-freedom-of-religious-organizations-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Religious Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nae.net\/worldwide-religious-persecution-2002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Religious Persecution<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cHow Can a Classical Pentecostal Church Reach a Contemporary World?<br \/>\nLessons from the Past\u201d<br \/>\nNCIPHC Heritage Lectures | October 18, 2025<br \/>\nDr. Jonathan Altman<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Read his lecture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/k216lqi4dwlurh7pdbffl\/Jonathan-Altman-2025-Heritage-Lectures.pdf?rlkey=e53fiy8pmlh3f15w579hzvkcv&amp;st=y0fupmfu&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-6222","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pb62Bx-1Cm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6222\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}