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Originally Posted by Peacemaker
I would be interested to hear what people think "Apostolic" means here at the AFF. I am fairly certain that most people who would call themselves an Apostolic would at a minimum believe that repentance is necessary for salvation, baptism in Jesus' name for the remission of sins is also necessary for salvation, and that there must be an infilling of the Holy Ghost.
I believe that the infilling must be evidenced by speaking in tongues.
I was under the impression that must people who believe in speaking in tongues in a general sense were viewed to be Pentecostal or possibly charismatic.
Thoughts?
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The label Apostolic means little to me. I know how it was defined growing up and being a part of it. Actually, the Roman Catholic Church coined the term espousing the belief that the pope is in a direct line of succession from Peter who they claim was the first pope. They believe all of the bishops of the RCC are apostles to the church in the spirit of the first apostles.
The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a chiliastic church, converted to Protestantism as a free church from the Catholic Apostolic Church. The church has existed since 1879 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands. It came about from the schism in Hamburg in 1863, when it demerged from the Catholic Apostolic Church, which itself started in the 1830s as a renewal movement in, among others, the Anglican Church and Church of Scotland.
The New Apostolic Reformation has Pentecostal and charismatic origins, with those traditions' interpretations of the nature of the ongoing ministry of the Holy Spirit within each believer. Unlike some parts of Protestant Christianity, these include the direct revelation of Christ to each believer, prophecy, and the performance of miracles such as healing.
The New Apostolic Reformation traces its historical roots to late-twentieth-century American charismatic churches, and the earliest use of the moniker was by C. Peter Wagner prompting journalists to perceive him as de facto founder and leader, though its ideas were promoted earlier by people involved in the Shepherding Movement and by Terry Virgo.
It has received little attention in non-Charismatic or Pentecostal theological traditions. According to Wagner, “The second apostolic age began in the year 2001”, when, according to him, the lost offices of "Prophet" and "Apostle" were restored, in this age.
So you see labels are relative.
Why is it so important to define everybody? Should we focus on Jesus rather than the apostles? Did the original apostles seek to be like each other or like Jesus?
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