Are we Apostolic, per our own rules?

[aegsm76]

If some admin would help me here, with a poll!!!

Let's cut to the chase and see if we are "Apostolic" under our own rules.

Please answer for yourself, not your opinion of other posters

Yes if you agree with the rules
No if you do not

AFF FORUM RULES



Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:

There is One God. This one God reveals Himself as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
Every sinner must repent of their sins.
That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faithwith the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.

[Socialite]

This is what most here have in common. I wasn't aware AFF excluded anyone from coming to the table though.

What's your beef?

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Socialite

This is what most here have in common. I wasn't aware AFF excluded anyone from coming to the table though.

What's your beef?

Exactly.

It's not an exclusive forum - no one said you HAVE to believe this to belong here.

Funny how one little character would make everyone feel so much better.

Apostolic & Friends Forum

[aegsm76]

No beef, it's just there seems to be a lot of debate - with two threads going!
So, I thought it might be good to see how many people here are really "Apostolic" per our own definition.

And I do not believe that everyone who belongs to this forum believes this.
As a matter of fact, I will guarantee it 100% that not everyone who belongs to this forum believes this.

[The Mrs]

*sigh* In that same set of rules you will find an invitation for all...

"We welcome and encourage visitors of other faiths to post and ask sincere questions in their honest search to learn more of our faith and about our wonderful Lord, Savior, and God whose name is Jesus Christ."

We don't want exclusivity. There are other forums for that. Most folks here are Apostolic to the core. Most folks here have Apostolic roots. Most folks here are FRIENDS. Therefore, this is THEIR forum as well as anybody elses.

Maybe we should change that above rule to include:

We welcome and encourage our friends with Apostolic roots and visitors of other faiths to post and ask sincere questions...yadda, yadda, yadda...

Maybe that will make everyone feel better, huh?

[aegsm76]

Ok, let me stir the pot a little more!!

Several on here like to point out the hypocrisy of the UPCI pastors who signed the affirmation statement, but basically ignored it.
From what I know every member of this forum agreed that they believed these rules in order to obtain membership? Could someone tell me if this is correct?
If this is correct (and I may be wrong), what's the difference in these situations?
As for me, if we change the rules then we need to change the name as well.
All of this is just serving to show that some of the things the "critics" are saying about us has some basis in fact.

[aegsm76]

More rules - under the "Attitudes" section

Organizations can be discussed but not assaulted.
Posters can have disagreements but not bloodbaths.
Apostolic truth can be questioned but not be mocked.
Doctrinal absolutes can be queried but not criticized.
Admin can be contacted privately but not called out openly.
Standards can be debated but not minimized and disrespected.
Posts can be diametrically opposed but not diabolically attacking.
Concerns can be expressed freely but not just hurled and unrestricted.


As the old cigarette commercial used to say, "You've come a long way, baby".

[The Mrs]

Why on earth would we need a name change???

That doesn't even make sense.

[aegsm76]

I would say that the name Apostolic & Friends Forum is more of an accurate portrayal of where we are now.
That's my take on it.
I really had not started thinking about it, until this morning with all of the poll threads and the bashing we took over at that newsletter/blog.

[aegsm76]

Plus, I'm home sick, so it could be fever talking!!