17 Kids and Counting
 

I have been away for a while, and so I don't know if anyone has mentioned this TV Show. It is about a family with 17 kids, natural born between one man and one woman (pregnant with number 18) and they look EXACRY Like Apostolics.

I believe they do church in the home, no TV, and all the other stuff, but ironically they have their own little real-life TV show.

Does anyone know anything about this family and what they believe. Seeing their every day lives, they could be Apostolic, except for the most part everyone is always happy and smiling...

http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/17-kids-...ar-family.html

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Well, yeah, but so were the Stepford wives...


Anyhow, I have friends that move in the same (religious) circles as they do, they are of the "house church" movement. They have a lot of similar beliefs as far as "standards" go, but I think the theology is very different.

Actually, the group that my friends are in live a VERY separated lifestyle, much more than most UC apostolics, with a few variations. They do believe in cutting the hair (trimming), and simple jewelery, but all of them home school and keep their children completely away from any outside influences.

Most believe in the "courtship" method of teenagers dating, it is a lot like arranged marriages. They like to have their own businesses, working for other people or companies is not common.

It is a very odd group from the outside looking in, but I do know that my friends are some of the most godly people that I know. It also has given me greater perspective on how the rest of the world sees traditional Apostolics.

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They aren't Pentecostal. One of the girls said once that people often ask if they are, and indicated that they aren't.

But hey, so what? They are doing something right.

If I knew having more kids meant having peace in my house, I wouldn't have stopped at two!!

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What is the difference in their doctrine?

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I think in one of the first documentaries they mentioned being fundamental baptists in belief. Not exactly sure what that is. I do know in the area I grew up there was an extremely large baptist church (20,000 members) that had a similar holiness standard. They wore skirts, but could wear moderate makeup, trim their hair, and wear minimal jewelry. The men had extremely short hair, no facial hair, and no shorts.

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Well you guys know there are Apostolics who house church don't you ?
http://apostolicsathome.com

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House church? Sounds like home missions to me! Been there done that.

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I don't know these folks but I believe they are a house church.
http://www.lostsheepministry.com/osh...usechurch.html

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We have "Bible Baptists" in this area and they are extremely strict - moreso than a lot of Pentecostal churches. They also are VERY evangelistic, even to the point of knocking doors and trying to tell you that you're not saved if you don't hold to Eternal Security. They also put their little kids in the parking lots of stores to hand out tracts.