Adventist Church of Promise

The Adventist Church of Promise (Portuguese: Igreja Adventista

Adventist Church of
da Promessa or "IAP"[1]) is an evangelical Christian denomination
which is both Sabbatarian Adventist and classical Pentecostal in its Promise
doctrine and worship. It was founded in Brazil in 1932 by pastor Classification Protestant,
John August Silveira (Portuguese João Augusto da Silveira), as a Evangelical
split-off from the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Orientation Adventist,
It is the second-largest Adventist denomination in South America Pentecostal
(after the Seventh-day Adventist Church). It claims to be the first Polity Congregational
indigenous Brazilian Pentecostal denomination. (The earlier Associations Friendly
Assemblies of God in Brazil were introduced from the United
relationship with
States). Most of the church members live in Brazil, yet the church
General
is also present in other countries: Argentina, Paraguay, Chile,
Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, United States, Portugal, Spain, Conference of the
Nigeria, Mozambique, Cameroon and Uruguay.[2] Worldwide Church of God
there are approximately 200,000 Adventists of Promise. (Seventh-Day)
Region South America,
Beliefs Africa, North
America, Europe
The Adventist Church of Promise believes in:[3] Founder Pastor João
Augusto da
Verbal inspiration of the Bible, sola scriptura and Silveira
inerrancy of the Bible,
Origin 24 January 1932
Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
Paulista,
Virgin birth of Jesus Christ, substitutionary atonement
on the cross, resurrection and ascension of Jesus, Pernambuco,
Jesus Christ as the only Saviour and only mediator Brazil
between God and men, Separated from Seventh-day
Justification is only by grace through faith, not by works, Adventist Church
Experience of new birth or acceptance of Jesus as a Members 200,000
personal Lord and Savior is absolutely necessary for
salvation,
Water baptism by immersion must be preceded by personal repentance and faith in the
gospel,
Baptism with the Holy Spirit is another blessing for those who believed,
Initial evidence of the baptism with the Holy Spirit is always speaking with other tongues,
Holy living, sanctification and obeying Ten Commandments is consequence of receiving
salvation,
Difference between ceremonial and moral laws of God; the moral law (Ten Commandments)
is still valid for all Christians,
The Seventh-day Sabbath, blessed and sanctified by God after creation, is still the holy day
of rest and worship,
Supernatural spiritual gifts (tongues, prophecy etc.) are as widespread as in the first century,
Divine healing and all of the apostolic era signs are still available for the Church today,
 Christian temperance includes full abstinence from all alcoholic drinks, tobacco and unclean
foods,
Three ordinances of Christ: water baptism of repentant sinners, Lord’s Supper and washing
of feet,
Marriage between one man and one woman,
Death is unconscious sleep until the resurrection (conditional immortality),
Very soon premillennial second coming of Christ,
Millennial Kingdom of Christ with saints in heaven,
Postmillennial Great White Throne Judgment, annihilation of the wicked and restoration of
the Earth to paradise.

See also
Charismatic Adventism

References
1. "Igreja Adventista da Promessa | portaliap.com.br" (https://web.archive.org/web/2009050815
3553/http://www.portaliap.com.br/imprensa.php). 2009-05-08. Archived from the original (htt
p://www.portaliap.com.br/imprensa.php) on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
2. "Igreja Adventista da Promessa | portaliap.com.br" (https://web.archive.org/web/2009020113
4526/http://www.portaliap.com.br/igreja_internacional.php). 2009-02-01. Archived from the
original (http://www.portaliap.com.br/igreja_internacional.php) on 2009-02-01. Retrieved
2023-07-02.
3. "Igreja Adventista da Promessa | portaliap.com.br" (https://web.archive.org/web/2009010702
4836/http://www.iapro.com.br/igreja_noquecremos.php). 2009-01-07. Archived from the
original (http://www.iapro.com.br/igreja_noquecremos.php) on 2009-01-07. Retrieved
2023-07-02.

Further reading
História Documental do Protestantismo no Brasil, ASTE, 1984, p379
Eugene Lincoln, in The Sabbath Sentinel April 1978, (Cleveland, Tennessee: Bible Sabbath
Association), p6
"The Sabbath in the New World" by Raymond Cottrell, p244–263 of The Sabbath in
Scripture and History ed. Kenneth Strand. Brief mention on p255, referencing Lincoln above
"Why Historic Churches Are Declining and Pentecostal Churches Are Growing in Brazil (http
s://web.archive.org/web/20100626015233/http://www.religion-online.org/showchapter.asp?ti
tle=374&C=1358)" by Leonildo Silveira C., in In the power of the Spirit: The Pentecostal
Challenge to Historic Churches in Latin America (https://web.archive.org/web/20090402041
902/http://www.religion-online.org/showbook.asp?title=374) ed. Benjamin F. Gutiérrez and
Dennis A. Smith. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Worldwide Ministries Division. Brief mention
"Workbook on Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling (https://web.archive.org/web/201
10716055117/http://www.ekir.de/sipcc/workbook-final1.pdf)" by Karl Federschmidt, Klaus
 Temme and Helmut Weiss. Düsseldorf, Germany: (Published for the ) Society for
Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling, 2004. Brief mention on p83

External links
Official website (https://portaliap.org/) (in Portuguese)

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