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Originally Posted by Esther
When you left the standards did you also leave the doctrine of Acts 2:38?
Do you still believe in oneness?
Do you still baptize in Jesus name?
Why do I ask?
Because a good friend of mine believes and has been taught and often seems the case that once the door is open to leave the standards the next is the doctrine.
Where do you stand? |
I was going to say no, but then I thought maybe I should say yes. The confusion isn't in your question, it's in what I thought you were asking! LOL
Many people stop attending an apostolic church because they disagree with standards, not having anywhere else to go, they attend a church that teaches different doctrine. Some still believe in the 3 steps themselves and will forever, others eventually cross over.
In my case, I continued to attend an apostolic church long after I stopped believing in standards, because I still agreed with the doctrine. Those changed over the years, I eventually stopped attending, when I realized I disagreed with more than I agreed with.
But I can't deny that in many cases there is a correlation. But I don't think it's because of a slippery slope, or deception or anything like that.
In my case, I was taught that somethings were true (standards and doctrine), and for a time I believed they were true. When I realized that parts of it weren't true, it did cause me to go back and re-examine everything else I had been taught as well.
I think the part that frustrates me is that some mockingly say "first standards then doctrine...just you watch!", which makes it sound like it was completely a casual and nonchalant transition.
Like I woke up one day and said "Hmm, I don't think God cares if I wear pants. Oh, I guess that means people can be baptized however they want"
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