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Originally Posted by HaShaliach
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In order to provide a solid foundation for the understanding of these terms, I went back to a classic Christian source, Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
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Going back to 1897 presents a problem.
The three-step doctrine as believed by many in the UPC doesn't go back that far. It was not believed or taught by the first century apostles. It was taught in a form by the Roman Catholic Church as baptismal regeneration. It was not taught by those who called themselves Apostolic in the first few decades of the 1900's. It is a later concept that has been developed among some Apostolics or Pentecostals but not agreed to by many of the leadership when the UPC was formed.