An Apology

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by seekerman

I agree totally that it happens in other Christian sects. But it DOES happen in oneness penecostal sects which self-label themselves as 'apostolic' also. This isn't what so many folks on the forum aren't wishing to face. They personally attack me and that's ok, I'm a big boy and nothing can be said to/about me that hasn't been said before. I completely and totally don't care what folks say about me. But this isn't about me, this is about those instances, those practices in SOME self-labeled 'apostolic' churches which practice such things.

Seekerman, I'm facing it just fine--and so is everyone else. What is objectionable is this assertion:

Originally Posted by seekerman

The reason I'm asking is that you don't see this kind of behavior in most Christian sects. There is something in the message, in the 'apostolic' theology which lends itself to people doing this.....

You are associating this directly with Apostolic theology and you originally implied that it was exclusive to Apostolics. It isn't. It's a fringe doctrine found in many different religions. Ergo, it isn't "Apostolic theology" that lends itself to people doing this; it's something else. There is a common thread, but since there are so many people from OTHER religions who also fall into this category, the common thread is NOT Apostolic doctrine/theology.