Ignorance is bliss!!!!
 

I did not know, until I got on this forum, about "standards". Ive had quite the education!!!!!!!!!!!!! (For those who dont know, I lead praise and worship at a UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, was raised SOUTHERN BAPTIST and I attend a CHARISMATIC church... so im quite schizo when it comes to churches). I guess I just want to know, who set the standards....who makes the final decision on how long or short hair should be, etc. Ive seen pictures of the Asuza Street revival and many men there had beards. I cant get my head around all this "standards" requirements coming from just a few scriptures. It seems that there are more pressing matters.
Oh well, someone fill me in!

Blessings!

Re: Ignorance is bliss!!!!
 

Are you sure you want to go there?:friend

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Of course!! Im pretty tough! I can take it!! LOL

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Run, Steve, Run!! :toofunny

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Is it gona be THAT bad!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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Steve, the bigger question is why they call them standards when there is such a broad range of them - nothing standard about them.

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ohhhhhhhh so it varys from church to church or location to location?

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I was apart of the United Pentecostal Church for 17 years.

Three basic standards...

So called, Bible [mis-interpreted] standards

"The UPCI Manual" standards [man made]

House rules [ what ever the pastor makes up ]

Re: Ignorance is bliss!!!!
 

ohhhhh ok....interesting...so most people on here are arguing "opinion"?
(i keep looking at your avatar and thinking i wana go buy an SG!):crazy

Re: Ignorance is bliss!!!!
 

Absolutely!

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I bet five Pastors, that were all brothers, that went to the same bible college and started five churches in the same city .......would not agree on standards.

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Yes opinion and old traditions..

now about that SG..I want one too!:friend

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so.........if I were an apostolic pastor....I could have all the congregation build "prayer closets" in their homes because its part of scripture...and I think everyone needs one?
could I also have all the women stay silent in the church? Even though its very illogical, it could be construed as scriptural......right?

Re: Ignorance is bliss!!!!
 

If you could find some that would follow that line of thinking and there does seem to always be many that will follow whatever.

I talked with someone this past week that was raised in a church where the pastor was against taking communion - first I had ever heard of in the Apostolic ranks. When they changed churches that believed in communion when they would offer it - he had his family kneel and commune with God (which is what he thought it meant).

Re: Ignorance is bliss!!!!
 

I know what you mean