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This study focuses on relationality, namely, that Pentecostal orthodoxy exists in and for an intimate relationship with God. The purpose of this chapter is not to explain Pentecostal doctrinal beliefs and the system of doctrines; rather, I aim to elucidate the relational characteristics in Pentecostal beliefs, namely the fourfold Gospel. The hypothesis of this study is that the Pentecostal understanding of orthodoxy is relational because Pentecostal beliefs, which reciprocally interact with orthopathy and orthopraxy in relationality, reach deep into union with God through the works of Christ and the Spirit. To substantiate this claim, I suggest a theological approach to relationality of orthodoxy as a model of authentic Pentecostal beliefs in spirituality. The fourfold Christocentric gospel represents the core beliefs of Pentecostals. The fivefold gospel is not just a pattern for formulating Pentecostal doctrine; rather it is authentic beliefs for ‘a way of living’. In this study, I highlight specific relational features of Pentecostal beliefs not only in relationship with God but also in relationship with others, as they are revealed in the fourfold gospel. By doing so, I substantiate the claim that Pentecostal beliefs are integrated in relationality for union with God. However, when reconfiguring Pentecostal doctrinal beliefs in relationality, my analysis shows that Pentecostal beliefs tend not only to emphasize Christology rather than pneumatology but also to focus on atomistic rather than holistic works of Christ and the Spirit. By doing so, this study will provide insight that Pentecostal doctrinal beliefs are Christocentric so that they need the addition of the pneumatic works for union with God.