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Originally Posted by MissBrattified (Post 757412)

If "Apostolic" refers to those who stick to the NT for their doctrines, people who believe in one, true God, baptize in Jesus' name, and believe in being filled with the Holy Ghost, the gifts of the spirit, etc., then I'd say there are a LOT of Apostolics on this forum. That doesn't mean they get the most airtime, but I think they're adequately represented--enough to call this the "Apostolic Friends Forum."

Now, if you only define Apostolic by those who hold to certain standards of dress--well, then you do have a problem. I think Apostolic is based on core doctrines regarding the identity of God and what constitutes salvation. Not sleeve length or whether someone wears open-toed shoes.

I do believe that Apostolic encompasses conservatism, in that we should interpret scriptures conservatively--as close to the original meaning as possible, without broad interpretations and expansion. A simple, face value approach.

:highfive

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Originally Posted by Steve Epley (Post 757429)

Forget the lib and con thing. I wonder how many on here go to an Apostolic church?

I would venture to say a VERY high percentage do. Perhaps 10% do not - and they can be quite vocal at times, so it could appear to be more.

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Originally Posted by mizpeh (Post 757433)

They cloistered themselves like the monastic saints of the past. So much for salt and light.

Quite presumptuous ... you've substantiated the monastic cloistering how?

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Forget the lib and con thing. I wonder how many on here go to an Apostolic church?

I spent most of my teen years in a UPC church, followed by another decade in one that had broken away from the mothership. Since moving to AZ we have been attending a large church loosely associated with the AoG here in East Mesa, just South of Red Mountain.

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Originally Posted by TulsaDavid (Post 757430)

Or maybe they found they couldn't unscramble eggs. :) :)

In the computer world (which I believe you are heavily invested in if I remember fight) we call it "not being able to put the genii back in the bottle".

Granted, that saying is usually brought up when talking about file sharing.

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Originally Posted by steve epley (Post 757396)

what jim yohe foresaw was not a 42nd cousin to this forum.

lol!!!

:) :) :) :) :)

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Originally Posted by TulsaDavid (Post 757438)

Quite presumptuous ... you've substantiated the monastic cloistering how?

The prior owners of AFF are UPC ministers who left to form their own forum...Just Preachers, and evidently would not allow many of the other more liberal ministers on this forum to join or quickly banned them once their identities were known. IOW, they cloistered themselves.

Interesting reading in threads around January to February 2008.

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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover (Post 757437)

I would venture to say a VERY high percentage do. Perhaps 10% do not - and they can be quite vocal at times, so it could appear to be more.

I would say most do. I don't and I feel like a minority. (But I am not crying about my minority status. :D)

Thank you for narrowing the broad brush to forum members. :)

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Originally Posted by TulsaDavid (Post 757448)

Thank you for narrowing the broad brush to forum members. :)

Isn't this thread about this forum?

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Originally Posted by ILG (Post 757447)

I would say most do. I don't and I feel like a minority. (But I am not crying about my minority status. :D)

Your only here for "diversity" sake. LOL