Doctrinal Question - Someone Please Take a Shot at This.

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Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I seldom post here anyone and only lurk casually and this attitude reminds me why. The prevailent attitude against the doctrine of the Apostolic church is the banner of AFF it seems. Trinitarians are exalted even con men but Apostolic preachers and the doctrine are held in repute. I said sometime back I wondered if this had become an ex-Pentecostal site and it seems more and more it has become that. Just clearly my chest. You cannot even discuss doctrine without insulting your own heritage and roots and I find myself in a 'hog-butchering' mood which I don't like. I must reconsider my involvement on this forum.

Why is it when asked simple, real life questions, and confronted with other possibilities so many of these guys crumble and split? Running isn't an answer. No one here has questoined the necessity of repentance, water baptism in Jesus name, or the infilling of the Holy Ghost in the believer's full salvation experience.

What we are asking is a theological question...when are sins forgiven? You claimed it was at baptism. I'm just asking you to give rock solid evidence for your statement in light of the fact that so many of us received the Holy Ghost well before we were baptized. Remember...PCIers are saved just as you are. We're just believing that the process may be different. The Holy Ghost experience we had even testifies to a different process.