2.2 How Canadian Pentecostals Form a Ministerial Organization

[Kimberly]

I feel that since they were so newly organized, giving some room for personal comfortability was their best option. Focusing on the mission for reaching the lost, and diving into doctrinal beliefs when there is more to be backed up by does make sense.

[Melany]

While having the focus on evangelism is wise, I am hesitant to go with the flow on having ones own personal views of what scripture may or may not be saying. We should interpret the Bible by the Bible. There is much room for error with a matter of opinion instead of correctly reading and understanding scripture, which can cause a lot of damage. That said, I think there is room for ‘movement’ when it is not necessarily a matter of salvation. For instance.. you do not need to be water baptized to be saved. I’d put the focus on those things fundamental to salvation and trust the Holy Spirit to bring correction where it is needed, to avoid unnecessary disputes, but be firm on issues of salvation, such as, there is only one way to the Father, and that is through Jesus. Believing in His virgin birth, perfect life, crucifixion and being raised back to life on the 3rd day.. these are matters I would say we cannot leave room for movement on.

[Lorna Anne]

All Christian focus should be the great commissioned of Jesus. Go and make disciple to all nations… share the love of Jesus and Doctrines follows as a guide in our ministry.

[Jaylen Hodges]

Well, this is a very loaded question. Ultimately, if the scripture is clear and direct about something then it should hold the ultimate authority no matter what. On other things which it seems the Lord left for us to interpret, well I think the only filters that are mandatory in that equation are 1. humility in discussing these things, 2. genuine pursuit of truth with no selfish motives, 3. constant focus on the Spirits guidance in the process. It should be with these three things that any interpretive biblical concepts should be approached.
On the matter of the evangelical focus, I think that their heart was probably in the right place, and I have a hard time seeing that as being a bad thing; more people get saved. On the other hand, you are arguably less effective when you take your focus off of God’s word in that process. On the other, other hand, you can become insular when you mainly focus on reading the bible rather than getting out there and witnessing. I believe the middle ground between these two things is the best place to be.