Acts 2:38

[onefaith2]

Originally Posted by sandie

Very interesting info. I always assumed the Yadons believed what the UPCI taught, since they were a part of the UPCI until the split in the early 90's.
Even after the split the church I attended still adhered to the "standards", but after another incident, those were no longer required.
I did ask one of my Yadon pastors (only had two) if baptism was a necessity and I do remember him saying no...hmmm, I guess now I know why.
I was also told that after the split that some of the big wigs (mean NO dis-respect) of the UPCI flew out to see the elder Yadon and ask him to re-consider, to which he responded no.

Thank God for His Word...the older I get the more I realize I need to filter everything thru that.

But, having said all that, I want it known that I adore the Yadons, they were/are still so instrumental in my husband coming to know Jesus. I never met one of them that didn't display the "Fruits of the Spirit" beautifully.

Thank you for your response, I will do the searches you suggested.

The best study can be how the two groups united when they believe a little differently. Both believe Acts 2:38 was the right plan of salvation, regardless of when forgiveness of sins took place. I think its good to look at the overall picture and thank God these men stood for apostolic truth. They were ridiculed and exiled out of their denominal churches for a reason, because they stood for something that was not popular.

[sandie]

Originally Posted by onefaith2

The best study can be how the two groups united when they believe a little differently. Both believe Acts 2:38 was the right plan of salvation, regardless of when forgiveness of sins took place. I think its good to look at the overall picture and thank God these men stood for apostolic truth. They were ridiculed and exiled out of their denominal churches for a reason, because they stood for something that was not popular.

Thank you for responding.
Can you explain a little further on what you mean by they were ridiculed?
Are you referring to the Yadons?

[onefaith2]

Originally Posted by sandie

Thank you for responding.
Can you explain a little further on what you mean by they were ridiculed?
Are you referring to the Yadons?

Have you not heard the stories of tomatoes being throwed, churches being burned down, lives being threatened when they preached the apostolic message?

[sandie]

Originally Posted by onefaith2

Have you not heard the stories of tomatoes being throwed, churches being burned down, lives being threatened when they preached the apostolic message?

No, I never heard any of that. Who was doing that? Are you saying the Apostolic Message is what I hear now is the "three step"?

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by onefaith2

The best study can be how the two groups united when they believe a little differently. Both believe Acts 2:38 was the right plan of salvation, regardless of when forgiveness of sins took place. I think its good to look at the overall picture and thank God these men stood for apostolic truth. They were ridiculed and exiled out of their denominal churches for a reason, because they stood for something that was not popular.

Originally Posted by onefaith2

Have you not heard the stories of tomatoes being throwed, churches being burned down, lives being threatened when they preached the apostolic message?

Very few Oneness Pentecostals (most of whom now appear to want to be called "Apostolics") were ever in a "denominal church." There was the 1916 affair with the AoG, but few of the AoG men ("Jesus Onlys" included) would have described the AoG as a "denomination" in those days.

Pentecostalism in general was often resisted by many people in the communities targeted for "evangelism." While the Pentecostals were mostly just following the same well established methods of outreach that were developed in the Holiness Movements (street preaching, tent meetings, etc), a lot of folks in smaller towns felt intimidated by the Pentecostals and often took the preaching as if they were being preached to as "inferior Christians."

There was a lot of misunderstanding on both sides.

"Churches being burned down" is a bit of an over-reaching claim, I think. While facing most any kind of "hassling" can be cruel, there is really little evidence of any real persecutions in North America. Overseas, of course there has been some very real martyrdom.

From my experience, most of the claims of "persecution" on the part of OPs tend to be inventive justification for holding an arrogant attitude toward other believers. We don't have the history that we have claimed. We don't have the "Greek" and "Hebrew" that we have claimed, so we have to come up with something.