# Unpacking the Assemblies of God’s 1980 Rejection of Positive Confession

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Published: 2025-08-22T16:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today, we're taking a deep dive into the 1980 Assemblies of God Statement on Positive Confession. NOTICE 4/6/2026 | In August 2025, the Assemblies of God removed this position paper from there web site. You can find a copy on our website, here: https://tinyurl.com/4p2vtczk00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:44 - A Problem for Decades 00:06:02 - The Life of Faith 00:17:58 - The Believer and Positive Confession 00:27:11 - Some Positions of the Positive Confession Teaching 00:51:33 - Consider the Total Teaching of Scripture 01:02:58 - Consider Adequately the Will of God 01:13:54 - Recognize the Importance of Importunate Prayer 01:20:40 - Recognize They Can Expect Suffering in This Life 01:28:21 - Recognize the Sovereignty of God 01:39:40 - Apply the Practical Test 01:46:11 - Accurately Deal with the Word Rhema 01:52:56 - Conclusion Thanks for hanging out with me today! If you have been blessed by this content and would like to help support the things we do here, you may do so by visiting: https://www.sheepamongwolves.org/supportFor everything SAW-related, check out our official website:www.sheepamongwolves.orgQuestions, comments, concerns, snarks, or conundrums? E-mail me: chuck@sheepamongwolves.org You are now free to roam about the countryside! #christianity #apologetics #discipleship

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