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Originally Posted by pelathais
There is a difference, and I'm probably at fault for not being more specific. Anyone who has started 31 churches in the course of 50 years is certainly a "pioneer" in the sense of pioneering the Gospel in new areas.
What I meant by "pioneers" was that first generation in the early 20th century. Calling them "founders" doesn't seem accurate because their doctrine was entirely dependant upon ancient documents (the Bible). They may have been innovators in other ways, but they really didn't "start something new" with regard to the Apostolic doctrine.
You make it sound like I'm desperate to prove something, this "Light Doctrine." I am just observing that the first generation of Oneness Pentecostals did not believe that all Trinitarians were lost, nor were they exclusivistic about baptism in Jesus name and speaking in tongues.
If someone today does take that position, then they have departed from the Apostolic faith of our forebears. They may feel that they have good reasons for doing so. But calling upon their "heritage" would not be a good reason, for their heritage is one of tolerance and openess toward other Christians.
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Pel,
Did not some of these whom you identify as forebears actually modify their positions on this matter in their lifetimes? Did not many of them become exclusivistic about baptism in Jesus Name and speaking in tongues? Perhaps they were growing in grace and knowledge as they came to a fuller understanding of God's plan for salvation?
I am asking these questions because I have read that some of these pioneers or forebears did indeed migrate from the position you have described to the one others are castigated for presenting as their heritage.
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