Pentecostalism

===Ordinances===
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Like other Christian churches, Pentecostals believe that certain rituals or ceremonies were instituted as a pattern and command by Jesus in the New Testament. Pentecostals commonly call these ceremonies [[Ordinance (Christian)|ordinances]]. Many Christians call these [[sacraments]], but this term is not generally used by Pentecostals and certain other Protestants as they do not see ordinances as imparting grace.<ref name=BBC>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/pentecostal_1.shtml|title=Pentecostalism|author=BBC – Religion & Ethics|date=2007-06-20|access-date=2009-02-10|archive-date=2012-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114125759/http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/pentecostal_1.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Instead the term [[sacerdotal]] ordinance is used to denote the distinctive belief that grace is received directly from God by the congregant with the officiant serving only to facilitate rather than acting as a [[Conduit (spiritualism)|conduit]] or [[vicar]].

The ordinance of water [[baptism]] is an outward symbol of an inner conversion that has already taken place. Therefore, most Pentecostal groups practice [[believer's baptism]] by [[immersion baptism|immersion]]. The majority of Pentecostals do not view baptism as essential for salvation, and likewise, most Pentecostals are Trinitarian and use the traditional Trinitarian baptismal formula. However, Oneness Pentecostals view baptism as an essential and necessary part of the salvation experience and, as non-Trinitarians, reject the use of the traditional baptismal formula. For more information on Oneness Pentecostal baptismal beliefs, see the following section on Statistics and denominations.

The ordinance of [[Holy Communion]], or the Lord's Supper, is seen as a direct command given by Jesus at the [[Last Supper]], to be done in remembrance of him. Pentecostal denominations, who traditionally support the [[temperance movement]], reject the use of wine as part of communion, using grape juice instead.<ref name="Sutton2020">{{cite book |last1=Sutton |first1=Geoffrey W. |title=Counseling and Psychotherapy with Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians: Culture & Research {{!}} Assessment & Practice |date=17 September 2020 |publisher=Sunflower |page=53 |language=English}}</ref><ref name=AGAlcohol>{{cite web |title =Abstinence: A Biblical Perspective on Abstinence|website=General Council of the Assemblies of God| year =1985| location =Springfield, MO | page =2| url =http://www.ag.org/top/Beliefs/position_papers/pp_downloads/pp_4187_abstinence.pdf| access-date =2009-03-31| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100215111649/http://ag.org/top/Beliefs/Position_Papers/pp_downloads/pp_4187_abstinence.pdf| archive-date =2010-02-15}}</ref>

Certain Pentecostal denominations observe the [[ordinance (Christianity)|ordinance]] of [[Christian head covering|women's headcovering]] in obedience to {{Bibleverse|1 Corinthians|11:4-13|NRSV}}.<ref name="Brereton2002">{{cite book |last1=Bendroth |first1=Margaret Lamberts |last2=Brereton |first2=Virginia Lieson |title=Women and Twentieth-century Protestantism |date=2002 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0-252-06998-7 |page=29 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Maundy (foot washing)|Foot washing]] is also held as an ordinance by some Pentecostals.<ref>This view is held by the [[United Pentecostal Church International]] and the [[Church of God in Christ]]. For the UPCI, see under "The Church," in ''Essential Doctrines of the Bible'', copyright 1990, by Word Aflame Press. For the COGIC, see [http://www.cogic.com/doctrine.html The Doctrine of the Church of God in Christ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124083809/http://www.cogic.com/doctrine.html |date=2010-01-24 }}.</ref> It is considered an "ordinance of humility" because Jesus showed humility when washing his disciples' feet in John 13:14–17.<ref name=BBC/> Other Pentecostals do not consider it an ordinance; however, they may still recognize spiritual value in the practice.<ref>For the [[Assemblies of God USA]]'s position on ordinances, see Article 6 of its [[Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths|Statement of Fundamental Truths]] which only lists water baptism and holy communion.</ref>