Mocking those that don't practice the same "liberties" as you...

["GL"]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

If you don't like it - there are other forums that you may want to go to!
Just because we don't buy into your little idea and doctrine - does NOT mean we are not Apostolic or that we are liberal!
Most everyone on here baptizes in Jesus Names and believes that there is One God and speaks in tongues.

I just want to clarify that healing hair is not a doctrine which I believe or preach.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by shamgar1

I am most certain that I have it all wrong.

Carry on Mr. Alicea. You are intelligent enough to lead many astray. You are doing a wonderful job of it.

I appreciate you calling me intelligent but disagree with your assessment of why.

[Elihu]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

If you don't like it - there are other forums that you may want to go to!
Just because we don't buy into your little idea and doctrine - does NOT mean we are not Apostolic or that we are liberal!
Most everyone on here baptizes in Jesus Names and believes that there is One God and speaks in tongues.

If most equals fifty-one percent, you may be right.
I doubt it though. Most don't even think baptism matters, and that the Holy Spirit is a nice little extra if you ever get around to it.

You are living in fantasy land. Is that next to Atlanta?

["GL"]

...and another serious thread is hijacked...

[SDG]

Originally Posted by shamgar1

If most equals fifty-one percent, you may be right.
I doubt it though. Most don't even think baptism matters, and that the Holy Spirit is a nice little extra if you ever get around to it.

You are living in fantasy land. Is that next to Atlanta?

[stmatthew]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

In your quest for all truth, please understand that making this topic, or other topics, a personal attack, is not acceptable. We try to give grace to both sides, but only to a certain point.

So please show your maturity by dealing with the topic, and not the person.

[ThePastorsCoach]

Originally Posted by shamgar1

If most equals fifty-one percent, you may be right.
I doubt it though. Most don't even think baptism matters, and that the Holy Spirit is a nice little extra if you ever get around to it.

You are living in fantasy land. Is that next to Atlanta?

You are WRONG! Most do think that baptism matters and we do not just think the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is like a spare tire. You are still Wrong!

[Neck]

Originally Posted by "GL"

Learning to Function in the Laws of Liberty.

I understand that it goes both ways. Many times conservative Apostolics judge and condemn those who do not hold to the same standards or levels of conformation as they. Also, those who practice certain levels of liberty often mock and judge those on the other side of the spectrum. I find this disheartening.

Romans 14, 1 Corinthians 8:9, Galatians 5 all speak to the biblical principles of the laws of liberty. Is open mockery of things that men and women hold to as principles of godly living acceptable to God? I value the discussion here. It's why I signed up. I appreciate the open discussion and honest debate. When we digress into the mockery of things that people here hold dear, however, does it displease the God who has granted us liberty over tradition?

GL, I do not nor have I ever mocked someone for practicing their beliefs of standards.

I will however make it known that when someone is snarling at me with a righteous indignation look.

I do wonder why some folks think it such a problem to see someone not abiding by all the standards.

I think they are frustrated that they have to abide by the rules to get out of their church want they want.

Such as playing the piano, singing a solo, teaching sunday school etc.

When many of us attend churches where the move of God and revivial are happening....

Many feel and have told me "Standards" are the price I pay to be in my ministry.

Sounds much like Catholism.....

Some folks need to add "faith" to their walk and step out and see that God will still be with them....

It is the comfort of relationships, connections, and livelihood that keep many from stepping out.

It is the same thing behind why so many folks will not leave their 20 year cush of a job.

When in reality I have more than doubled my income over the past 3 years by moving to new companies....

Nathan Eckstadt

["GL"]

Rom 14:1-13

Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. 4 Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. 7 For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written:

"As I live, says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall confess to God."

12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. 13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way.

["GL"]

Originally Posted by Neckstadt

GL, I do not nor have I ever mocked someone for practicing their beliefs of standards....

Awesome.