Were you of the group that disallowed rubber tires and rubber shoe soles, and had twelve men as elders with one being like Peter who determined who was saved and who was not, and forbade belts for pants and only allowed suspenders?
I know a brother who was of THAT sort of group. Whew. Imagine!
Yes on the bolded. Why do I doubt the other items? I suppose it's possible, though unlikely, that any Elders made declarations of one being "saved" whether in good standing with the church or not.
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Uh... yes. I had quite a stash of "forbidden" items. The church had no real power over me since I had not officially "joined" yet. Of course the items were forbidden all the same as I was still living at home with my parents.
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
I found it interesting how some of the struggles among the Mennonite communities on what should be allowed and what should not be allowed really seem to parallel the current struggles being faced in the UPC since GC on some level.
I found it interesting how some of the struggles among the Mennonite communities on what should be allowed and what should not be allowed really seem to parallel the current struggles being faced in the UPC since GC on some level.
Thanks for the interest.
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
what about the ones where the women only wear the black or navy blue shoes with the same colored hose>>>>>>>ewwwww.....I would have to hear from God.
While I would not be supportive of such prohibitions and forming of others convictions I sometimes wonder how much better off we would be if we could free ourselves of this love affair with the adorning of modern dress.
Stephen, I am from South West Louisiana and there is a menonite community there. They however, use modern technology such as tractors and cars.
is this the branch that broke off the old order that you reference?
Also, all their men have beards. I see that the group you belonged to did not.
can you give some insight on that?
In numbers, all the "plain" dressing Mennonites combined are far less that there quite liberal counterparts who have no dress code so to speak. I was from the "Old Order" group of about 30 thousand members (plus children).
There are a variety of progressively more liberal groups than the strict Old Order, including some known as Amish/Mennonites who do wear beards. The group you reference would likely fit in this catagory. Also, a rather large group known as the Church of God in Christ Mennonites wear beards and practice shunning and banning of wayward members - as do the Amish. Shunning is normally a line of demarkation between the Amish and Mennonites - since the Amish hold to this doctrine quite strongly, but a few groups have mixed some of the teachings. Shunning is one reason Jacob Ammon and his followers left the greater Anabaptist movement.
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
In numbers, all the "plain" dressing Mennonites combined are far less that there quite liberal counterparts who have no dress code so to speak. I was from the "Old Order" group of about 30 thousand members (plus children).
There are a variety of progressively more liberal groups than the strict Old Order, including some known as Amish/Mennonites who do wear beards. The group you reference would likely fit in this catagory. Also, a rather large group known as the Church of God in Christ Mennonites wear beards and practice shunning and banning of wayward members - as do the Amish. Shunning is normally a line of demarkation between the Amish and Mennonites - since the Amish hold to this doctrine quite strongly, but a few groups have mixed some of the teachings. Shunning is one reason Jacob Ammon and his followers left the greater Anabaptist movement.
interesting. I do know that when a man in this group sins, if he wants to come back to church they shave his beard and he is shamed for it.
They do have a pretty interesting dress code. all the ladies wear homeade dresses. the men typically wear jeans and some button up shirt. Dont know if their shirts are homeade or not. The ladies all wear a small black hat though.
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Bro Hoover, I watched a movie/documentary one time called the "Devils Playground". It highlighted the lives of amish young people who were allowed and some apparently encouraged to sow their wild oats so to speak before they made the decision to stay within the group. Are there any similarities to your group?
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