If I wasn't apostolic... [Archive] - Apostolic Friends Forum

Sept5SavedTeen

06-23-2009, 05:26 PM

Ok, so, if you weren't apostolic, what would you be? Please pick an option on the poll and specify.

For me, I picked church of Christ. The main reason why is because I'd like their preaching, their knowledge of the Bible (although they tend to make mountains out of molehills a lot of the time), singing and their restorationist/Christian primitivist "theme", which I like. I'd also consider the Primitive Baptists for my "second choice faith" but I'd have a lot of issues with them being hyper-Calvinists, since I consider myself a bit of a hyper-Arminian... but I sure would enjoy the a capella singing.

Anyways, not that I or anyone else that responds to this poll doesn't want to be apostolic, but it sort of tells something about someone, when they pick their "second choice" faith, if you will...

-Bro. Alex

Jermyn Davidson

06-23-2009, 05:27 PM

Where's the poll?

nahkoe

06-23-2009, 05:27 PM

Where's the poll?

Sept5SavedTeen

06-23-2009, 05:32 PM

Where's the beef?!

Ooops... I forgot to put in an "other option", when I saw you nakhoe, I thought, "I should have added Messianic Jewish", but they're sort of not a large enough group, and they have some who are apostolic, but, either way, hopefully whoever votes will also specify.

-Bro. Alex

nahkoe

06-23-2009, 05:38 PM

Sept5SavedTeen

06-23-2009, 05:42 PM

But I'm not Messianic Jewish...I'm not Jewish at all.

How do you classify yourself?

Be sure to take the poll and specify...

-Bro. Alex

nahkoe

06-23-2009, 05:44 PM

How do you classify yourself?

Be sure to take the poll and specify...

-Bro. Alex

I don't. lol

I'm trying to take the poll, but I'm not seeing an "other" option. :gotcha

Justin

06-23-2009, 05:45 PM

I grew up Catholic, so I would have more than likely defaulted back to that if it wasn't for the Lord.

SeekingOne

06-23-2009, 05:45 PM

My choice is not there.

Sept5SavedTeen

06-23-2009, 05:45 PM

We already have 2 choices for Methodist/Wesleyan/Holiness, btw, are trinitarians, Holiness does not count as some sort of apostolic/oneness in my mind... Why Holiness? These Holiness-type, in my mind are the type on holiness.cc

-Bro. Alex

Sept5SavedTeen

06-23-2009, 05:47 PM

For our "Others" please just post and explain the other option- however, non-Christian groups are purposely not included in the other, with the exception of discouraged/atheist/agnostic...

-Bro. Alex

Jermyn Davidson

06-23-2009, 05:47 PM

I chose, "Trinitarian Pentecostal/Charismatic."

Honestly, if I wasn't so deeply convicted of the thruth of water baptism in Jesus Name, I'd probably already be in one of those churches.

But Truth triumphs all the stuff that would allow me to attend those churches without some personal conflict.

MissBrattified

06-23-2009, 05:48 PM

I'd probably gravitate toward something that emphasizes free will, and doesn't remove responsibility for sin from the person, except through repentance.

Methodist/Wesleyan/Lutheran would be my leaning.

Falla39

06-23-2009, 06:44 PM

If I wasn't Apostolic Pentecostal, I'd be ASHAMED!!!!:ursofunny

Falla39

Arphaxad

06-23-2009, 06:54 PM

If I wasn't Apostolic Pentecostal, I'd be ASHAMED!!!!:ursofunny

Falla39

I (me, myself ) would be lost. No second choice for me, sorry.

:doggyrun

Kay B

06-23-2009, 06:56 PM

I would be lost! The Lord lead me into the truth as a teen. I was lost but now I'm found! Praise Jesus!!!

jaxfam6

06-23-2009, 06:58 PM

I guess I would just have to be a sinner that is not saved by grace.

Dedicated Mind

06-23-2009, 07:25 PM

I was raised trinitarian pentecostal. Jesus name baptism divides me from my natural family.

SeekingOne

06-23-2009, 07:55 PM

I was raised trinitarian pentecostal. Jesus name baptism divides me from my natural family.

Why would that divide you? Do you mean they actually have a problem with baptizing in the name of Jesus? (Remember, I was NOT raised UPC and all this stuff is foreign to me.)

I can see you feeling they are wrong, because God is one, but I wouldn't think you would divide yourself from them. Most people that consider themselves trinitarians do not really believe there are 3 separate gods up there, so I didn't know they would think it bad to use the name of Jesus when baptizing people, at least not so that it causes a division in a family. Hmmmm, interesting.

Sorry, don't want to hijack the thread.

Hoovie

06-23-2009, 07:56 PM

I like some of the Reformed theology, I visit a Lutheran church when I don't attend my own, I still am in many ways what my roots shaped me to be - Mennonite/Anabaptist. I enjoy what some would call Charismatic worship services (but absolutely no name-it-claim-it)

How should I vote?? :)

nahkoe

06-23-2009, 09:11 PM

I voted Trinitarian Pentecostal. But I'm not really sure I'd be ok there. I haven't found an Apostolic church that works out real well either though.

GraceAmazing

06-23-2009, 10:03 PM

Um, this is a strange poll for me. I don't think I can pick something else, because this is the life that I hope I would lead no matter what!!!!

seguidordejesus

06-23-2009, 10:16 PM

Church of Christ or Catholic.

Sept5SavedTeen

06-24-2009, 06:26 AM

Church of Christ or Catholic.

Why those two, radically different choices?

-Bro. Alex

Falla39

06-24-2009, 06:39 AM

If I wasn't Apostolic Pentecostal, I'd be ASHAMED!!!!:ursofunny

Falla39

If it seemed that my answer was a bit flippant, it is just that I can't
imagine being anything else. It's all I've known. However I have studied
what some others have taught. How can I relate what I know unless I
have something known about their teaching to bridge the gap between
the known and unknown. In order to connect with them.

Falla39

missourimary

06-24-2009, 09:50 AM

I was raised closest to Church of Christ, but never did like that church. Gravitated toward Pentecostal/charismatic. Never agreed with the doctrine of any other church and believed whole heartedly that mom's idea that with so many religions, we should just pick and chose what we like and hope we're right was totally wrong. So I would be frustrated, possibly would attend a Church of Christ but more likely Baptist or Pentecostal/Charismatic or Nazarene church, absolutely lost, and very very hungry.

Sister Alvear

06-24-2009, 10:32 AM

I might be a Jehovah Witness if their stand on Jesus was different...Plus a few other things..ha...I do have some good friends that are precious people that are JW.

Sister Alvear

06-24-2009, 10:34 AM

I really cannot think what I would be...Like Sister Falla this is all I know...

Withdrawn

06-24-2009, 01:08 PM

I voted "Discouraged/atheist/agnostic."

I was raised in the RCC, but was searching because my soul hungered for so much more. I'm certain that if God hadn't found me when He did, I would have been eternally lost because of the discouragement and despair that I was in. I had suicidal thoughts and tendencies before, and I'm certain that I would have successfully done the deed had the Lord not found me. He truly did save me!!!

A.W. Bowman

06-24-2009, 03:31 PM

Being first and foremost a Messianic Goy (a Gentile disciple of Yeshua/Jesus, the Hebrew Messiah) I would join with a Messianic Jewish (a traditional apostolic) assembly, like the initial Gentile Christians did.

I guess that makes me a for real "old-time" apostolic.

If not for that, I guess I would op out for the group that the Spirit of God initially led (directed) me to when Jesus first found and confronted me: The Religious Society of Friends. Today they are known mostly by their common tag: Quakers - also known generally for being quite before the Lord, taking seriously their responsibility for the entire body teaching/supporting/ministering to the entire body (no religious lords or kings among them), their exercise of the spiritual gifts, plain speech and plain dress, and for their "quaking in the Spirit".

You get the picture - almost apostolic.

Jermyn Davidson

06-24-2009, 06:08 PM

I might be a Jehovah Witness if their stand on Jesus was different...Plus a few other things..ha...I do have some good friends that are precious people that are JW.

No disrespect to you Ma'am at all, but I could NEVER be a jw.

Those guys are deceived, polytheistic, and sadly hell-bound!

Light

06-24-2009, 06:16 PM

If I wasn't a true Apostolic I would be a sinner.

BadgerBoysMom

06-24-2009, 08:08 PM

I picked Baptist because in my experience and in this area there are some very good Baptist Churches that are progressive in their style of worship and offer very good teaching. I am sooooo done with the hyper emotionalism and I find that that is pretty common in most of the charismatic style churches in this area.

What would be ideal is a church that has solid teaching, deep worship with honest real people who have a heart for outreach and demonstrate love love and more love.

But....

Hoovie

06-24-2009, 08:51 PM

No disrespect to you Ma'am at all, but I could NEVER be a jw.

Those guys are deceived, polytheistic, and sadly hell-bound!

???

Jermyn Davidson

06-25-2009, 02:41 PM

???

They don't beleive Jesus and Jehovah to be ONE in ANY SENSE.

They believe Jesus to be less than Jehovah, and yet deity.

The theology of these folks is polytheistic.

electric.S10

06-26-2009, 10:37 PM

I voted for the Methodist . My reasons are before I got into the truth . I attended a small town Christian church . There I learned the ways a true christian should walk . They taught me the word when I was very small 3 yrs to 6 yrs old then I moved away . So I learned the goodness of God thru these fine people . Yet as we all know they don't have the total truth ,but the EXCELLENT base they gave me is truly priceless. For this reason I was always searching for more and one day my friend who was a major stoner ,invited me to his new found church the rest is history . Hats off to Frankie Beckham who witnessed to me and Bro. Gerald Adams who baptized me. :thumbsup:thumbsup

PraiseHymn

06-27-2009, 12:28 AM

Uh, my choice was not up there. Seventh Day Adventist. Why? Well, I grew up 4th generation Seventh Day Adventist. Thats all I knew until that Hezekiah Walker came into my life (hehehehe). Then I went STRICT Apostolic Holiness and aint turned back since.

Aquila

06-27-2009, 12:46 AM

Why isn't Emerging Christianity an option?

Sept5SavedTeen

06-27-2009, 07:40 AM

There were only 7 options so I had to make them as broad as possible, so I didn't add SDA, Emerging church, or specific denominations as that would have complicated things.

-Bro. Alex

Steve Epley

06-27-2009, 08:24 AM

If a person wasn't Apostolic then he would be LOST no what they called themselves. It is US and THEM other folks.:thumbsup

Sister Alvear

06-27-2009, 01:11 PM

No disrespect to you Ma'am at all, but I could NEVER be a jw.

Those guys are deceived, polytheistic, and sadly hell-bound!

Well, I was just kidding...I do have some friends that are JW but I sure do not believe all that stuff...I am happy to be what I am...Blessings to you.

Sister Alvear

06-27-2009, 01:14 PM

However I would not say they are polytheistic....they believe in one God but not that Jesus is God.

Sister Alvear

06-27-2009, 01:16 PM

If I wasn't a true Apostolic I would be a sinner.

:thumbsup

Jermyn Davidson

06-27-2009, 02:30 PM

Jermyn Davidson

06-27-2009, 02:31 PM

If a person wasn't Apostolic then he would be LOST no what they called themselves. It is US and THEM other folks.:thumbsup

For the record, I disagree. But I guess my record is clear in how I regard my Christian brothers and sisters who are not Apostolic.

Apocrypha

06-27-2009, 02:39 PM

I would be Calvary Chapel, because they preach the entire word there. From Genesis to Revelation.

Sister Alvear

06-27-2009, 03:51 PM

I belong to
Cathedral of Praise!
I´m saved and I know that I am....

Sister Alvear

06-27-2009, 03:52 PM

I do not like the word Apostolic for a church but that is just me...my son loves it...too many Apostolic Roman Catholics down here....

Timmy

06-27-2009, 07:53 PM

If a person wasn't Apostolic then he would be LOST no what they called themselves. It is US and THEM other folks.:thumbsup

Well sure, but the question is really "What kind of lost would you be?"

:toofunny