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Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop
This is what I have always understood and if the truth is different than this - can you give me historical documentation that what I have posted is NOT TRUE? I copied this from another thread I was posting on.
Most of the UPC and "Apostolic" "standards" come from the Wesleyan "Holiness" movement in the 1800's that did not even believe in the Baptism of the Holy Ghost or speaking in tongues or Baptism in Jesus Name. THEY WERE TRINITY!!! This is the origin of what you teach your people. You might need to pick up a book or two and research this!
Suzanna Wesley (a sick and depressed woman with many children) was the originator of most of these legalistic rules, regulations, yokes and bondages that you guys call "standards" and put on people!
You might need to remember that they were preaching these things before electricity, lights, indoor plumbing, air conditioning, automobiles, airplanes, space travel, and all the conveniences of modern life. If you are going to preach all the "standards" you do and send everyone else to hell for not living Wesleyan "standards" then you need to preach against modern conveniences like the Amish do. Get your ungodly buttons off your fancy store bought dresses and turn the radio off and get you a BUGGY to drive!
Now I said it - I will let you guys have at it.
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While there might be some truth behind the idea that Suzanna Wesley (indirectly through her son) was the orignator of legalistic rules, yokes and bondages....it certainly had nothing to do with cut or uncut hair.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary from centuries past recognized that Paul spoke in
1 Corinthians 11 of custom for that time.
