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Originally Posted by obriencp
I'm going off my experiences growing up, some assumptions about you, and some of what I remember of your posts.
As far as how I was raised in relation to exterior holiness standards:
Women were not allowed to cut their hair, wear make-up, wear jewelry, wear shorts or pants, or wear sleeveless dresses/shirts. The skirts were typically down to the ankles and the older women almost always had their hair up.
The men had to be clean shaven, no long hair and no facial hair. We were not allowed to wear shorts or swim without a shirt on.
The PAW as an organization does not hold on to these types of exterior standards although some Pastors are more strict than others.
I pose the same question to you as i've posed to others. Aside from exterior holiness standards, how does the PAW differ doctrinally than the UPCI? Some want to throw stones at the PAW citing that they've changed, but aside from some website changes, no one has been able to offer concrete evidence that the PAW has abandoned their oneness apostolic teachings.
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PAW I know of, doesn't believe that you must receive the Holy Ghost with the initial evidence of speaking with other tongues as God gives the ability. Some PAW believe in death bed salvation. Yet, to be fair you have those within both groups, even the outer dress can vary in U.P. churches. Like water seeks its own level fellowship within these two organization will seek each other out who believe the same. Yet, basing belief on a "statement of faith" or Minister's Manual may not be believed by every card holding preacher.
Christianity is like the universe and our own solar system. we in this solar system live in the habitable zone, but as you move out towards the universe it becomes more inhabitable. The Apostolic One God movement is the habitable zone, as you move out from that you end up going further out among the inhabitable zone, it may look pretty, but eventually it kills you.