AFF apostolic or not?

[StMark]

Originally Posted by dizzyde

*sigh*...

Yes, that is exactly what I was saying...

Don't bother to read the entire question or paragraph to get the context of the question...

Go ahead, just jump on and isolate one part of a question, and make a dramatic gesture out of it...

Feel better now?

I'm out of this, a complete waste of time to feel like you can have a intelligent conversation, I should have known better.

Now lets not try to weasle out of this Dizzy. you got into this
fray and you need to not try to cop out of it now

[hometown guy]

Originally Posted by StMark

Now lets not try to weasle out of this Dizzy. you got into this
fray and you need to not try to cop out of it now

And she accuses other people of not answering questions

[dizzyde]

Originally Posted by dizzyde

So then who do you fellowship. Are you part of the group that started their own Camp Meeting? I am assuming you are from CA, since you seem to have a relationship of some kind with some of the other posters that have indicated that they are.

If so, is your contention that the people in the WDUPC believe and teach that the things above are OK? I am seriously asking you this, and I am not trying to be a smart alec, I honestly am asking you this?

Originally Posted by Narrow Is The Way

Is there something wrong with starting a camp meeting? Just checking.

Originally Posted by dizzyde

*sigh*...

Yes, that is exactly what I was saying...

Don't bother to read the entire question or paragraph to get the context of the question...

Go ahead, just jump on and isolate one part of a question, and make a dramatic gesture out of it...

Feel better now?

I'm out of this, a complete waste of time to feel like you can have a intelligent conversation, I should have known better.

Originally Posted by hometown guy

And she accuses other people of not answering questions

For the apparently learning impaired, HE implied that I made a statement (ie is there "something wrong with starting a camp meeting", *side note, in an extremely sarcastic manner).

If you review my question, I never made any such statement.

On reading his ridiculous, sarcastic question, I responded with an equally ridiculous, sarcastic manner.

NOTE TO HOMETOWN GUY! I actually DID answer the question, if you REALLY need an answer. Truth apparently doesn't matter to you, since putting words in peoples mouth is OK. So take my sarcastic response as your answer.

I am FIRMLY opposed to the starting of any and all camp meetings. There, take that to the rumor mill!

Still waiting for your answer to my question, what was that scripture setting for your statement????

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

You know, the question does come to mind. I wonder why some Apostolic preachers get out of sorts when a man wears those shorts, but it's okay for women to wear dresses at the knees?

Another intelligent mind

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Another intelligent mind

I wonder if he realized how close he came to the slippery slope with that one little thought.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

What's sadder to me is that he claims that he's "torn down our arguments" and "pinned us to the wall", lol.

you can usually tell a persons maturity level when they act like that

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Rico

I wonder if he realized how close he came to the slippery slope with that one little thought.

Easty is turning moderate...I knew we'd get him

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by hometown guy

We consider lots of churches apostolic with different standards. Now doctrinal issue, that’s the dividing line.

You say "we", but one of your compadres designated any man that wears shorts regardless of how long is NOT Apostolic

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Easty is turning moderate...I knew we'd get him

The Borg calleth.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

Brother, there is a serious flaw in your argument.
You say the Bible doesn't speak specifically against TV, but you say "the principle is there", which I suppose makes it clear to you in your mind that TV watching is a sin. OK.

You cite Psalm 101:3 as the foundational scripture that lays down that principle: "I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes"

But if you say that Psalm 101:3 means no TV watching, someone can use the same argument and same scripture against the Internet, and claim "the principle is there" since in their view, the internet contains wickedness, just like TV (or even more so than TV).

But many of the same arguments you might personally use to say using the Internet is not [necessarily] sinful, are some of the same arguments someone else could use to say that watching TV is not [necessarily] sinful.

Keep in mind, brother , that there are always going to be Apostolics who are more hardcore conservative than you are, and who can always find something you do and tell you its a sin. When they cant find specific scripture for it, they can quote a bible verse to "prove" to you that "the principle is there".

The fact is, we can always find a scripture that shows that [insert personal conviction here] is wrong, and that [insert scripture here] clearly shows in principle that doing so-and-so is wrong. In fact, as you may already know, there are preachers this very day who preach/teach that using the Internet for non-business use is a sin!

You see brother, every one of us has someone to the right of us who can look at our life and tell us we're too liberal for them, that we're semi-backslidden, compromisers, etc.

So maybe its better to leave some things between the individual and God, and not be judgmental about certain things. God does allow for personal conviction on some matters. Paul expounds on this principle very clearly in 1 Cor 8. You may wish to go back and take a look at that and see what Paul was saying there.

I leave you with Romans 14:4

Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

Peace to you.

BINGO!!! This reminds me of the natives that thought the camera had stolen their soul. TV is not evil. It's a box of electronic parts and now computer parts. It's what you watch that is evil....it can be on TV or on the internet.