Foursquare Declaration of Faith

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Christian doctrinal standard confessional document doctrinal statement religious text statement of faith

The Foursquare Declaration of Faith is the core doctrinal statement outlining the beliefs and theological distinctives of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Foursquare Articles of Faith	1
Foursquare Declaration of Faith canonical	1
Foursquare Statement of Faith	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12922054 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foursquare Declaration of Faith
Context triple: [International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, hasStatementOfFaith, Foursquare Declaration of Faith]

A. Tetrapolitan Confession
The Tetrapolitan Confession is a 1530 Reformation-era Protestant statement of faith representing four South German cities, reflecting a more Reformed-leaning alternative to the Lutheran Augsburg Confession.
B. Statement of Faith (1940)
The Statement of Faith (1940) is a foundational doctrinal declaration of the United Church of Canada that outlines its core Christian beliefs and theological principles.
C. Confessio Fraternitatis
Confessio Fraternitatis is a 17th-century Rosicrucian manifesto that outlines the aims, philosophy, and reformist spiritual program of the mysterious Rosicrucian brotherhood.
D. Belhar Confession
The Belhar Confession is a Christian doctrinal statement originating in South Africa that emphasizes unity, reconciliation, and justice in opposition to apartheid and racial segregation within the church.
E. Gates of Prayer
Gates of Prayer is a major Reform Jewish prayer book (siddur) widely used in North American congregations during the late 20th century.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foursquare Declaration of Faith
Target entity description: The Foursquare Declaration of Faith is the core doctrinal statement outlining the beliefs and theological distinctives of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.

A. Tetrapolitan Confession
The Tetrapolitan Confession is a 1530 Reformation-era Protestant statement of faith representing four South German cities, reflecting a more Reformed-leaning alternative to the Lutheran Augsburg Confession.
B. Statement of Faith (1940)
The Statement of Faith (1940) is a foundational doctrinal declaration of the United Church of Canada that outlines its core Christian beliefs and theological principles.
C. Confessio Fraternitatis
Confessio Fraternitatis is a 17th-century Rosicrucian manifesto that outlines the aims, philosophy, and reformist spiritual program of the mysterious Rosicrucian brotherhood.
D. Belhar Confession
The Belhar Confession is a Christian doctrinal statement originating in South Africa that emphasizes unity, reconciliation, and justice in opposition to apartheid and racial segregation within the church.
E. Gates of Prayer
Gates of Prayer is a major Reform Jewish prayer book (siddur) widely used in North American congregations during the late 20th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian doctrinal standard ⓘ confessional document ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ religious text ⓘ statement of faith ⓘ
affirmsDoctrine	Trinity ⓘ ascension of Jesus Christ ⓘ authority of the Bible ⓘ baptism in the Holy Spirit ⓘ bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ deity of Jesus Christ ⓘ divine healing ⓘ eternal life for believers ⓘ final judgment ⓘ inspiration of Scripture ⓘ salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ second coming of Jesus Christ ⓘ spiritual gifts ⓘ substitutionary atonement of Christ ⓘ virgin birth of Jesus Christ ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Foursquare Articles of Faith ⓘ linked to: Foursquare Declaration of Faith Foursquare Statement of Faith ⓘ linked to: Foursquare Declaration of Faith
associatedMovement	Foursquare Church ⓘ Foursquare Gospel movement ⓘ linked to: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
basisFor	doctrinal teaching in Foursquare churches ⓘ membership requirements in the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel ⓘ ministerial licensing standards in the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel ⓘ
coreFunction	define theological distinctives of the Foursquare movement ⓘ outline core doctrines of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel ⓘ
denomination	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel ⓘ
geographicScope	global ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
maintainedBy	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel leadership ⓘ linked to: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
normativeFor	Foursquare congregations ⓘ Foursquare missionaries ⓘ Foursquare pastors ⓘ
purpose	promote doctrinal unity within the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel ⓘ provide a concise summary of Foursquare doctrinal beliefs ⓘ serve as a teaching tool for Foursquare congregations ⓘ
relatedTo	Aimee Semple McPherson ⓘ Foursquare Gospel ⓘ linked to: Foursquare Church
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Pentecostal ⓘ charismatic ⓘ evangelical ⓘ
usedBy	Foursquare churches ⓘ linked to: Foursquare Church Foursquare ministers ⓘ linked to: Foursquare Church International Church of the Foursquare Gospel ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Church of the Foursquare Gospel → hasStatementOfFaith → Foursquare Declaration of Faith ⓘ

Foursquare Declaration of Faith → alsoKnownAs → Foursquare Statement of Faith ⓘ

linked to: Foursquare Declaration of Faith

Foursquare Declaration of Faith → alsoKnownAs → Foursquare Articles of Faith ⓘ