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Originally Posted by Tyrel Sackett
Being exclusive???? It is a CONSERVATIVE APOSTOLIC FORUM. We preach against tv, jewelry, makeup and women with cut hair. We are not AFF. What do you think we are going to do; let anyone that wants post there. If that is what we wanted we would just stay on AFF.
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Before advancing any further, I shall address Bro. Sacket's comments above.
You stated:
"we preach against tv, jewelry, makeup and women with cut hair...we are not aff"
I couldn't avoid sensing the pride and arrogance within your comments. When pride floods the heart, it reflects in one's mannerisms, or in your case, comments. It's my suggestion that you revisit the book of Proverbs and an old fashion prayer altar.
Moving on...............
Before reading the following, please keep the mindset that I'm a conservative.
While reading brother Sackett's comments earlier I remembered certain bothersome circumstances that I'll now divulge. Within recent years I've attended multiple conservative functions, sectional services and camp meetings. Yet, I would always seem to encounter the identical template sermon, preserving old paths w/holiness standards. Please don't misunderstand, I fully embrace these standards. However, abiding by the concept "old paths" requires more than modest outward appearance, and these teachings I've failed to hear at conservative functions.
Excluding regular church services, at these functions I've never witnessed preaching on evangelism, embracing or functionality of spiritual gifts, etc. The Holy Ghost is the door to vast avenues of the spirit, yet these avenues remain vacant due to lack of teaching. I'm afraid a majority of brethren have begun in the spirit and been perfected in the flesh. Are we preserving the "old paths" of our physical fathers, or of those found in the book of Acts? The apostles preached to sinners on street corners and in open fields, yet we choose to hide behind pulpits and idiotic carnal excuses. Which old path are you preserving? These apostles performed countless miracles and embraced the poor. Which old path are you preserving?
New Testament believers didn't impose any regulations about racial segregation or interracial marriage! Which old paths are you preserving, thou hypocrite?
I've also witnessed many instances where pastors and saints remove the Holy Ghost from the equation and try converting the new convert by themselves. That's a display of foolishness and always results in devastation.
Psalms 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it.....
That's enough venting for now...........
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