As a result of the Apostolic Epistle on the Subject of Rights of Succession, "The titles shall be perpetuated and are hereditary to the oldest son or a nephew or nearest kin." The current Bishop and Apostle, Bishop Shelton Rapha Chabash Luke, is the oldest son of the late Bishop Shelton Nehemiah, as in accordance with the Apostolic Epistle. The Apostolic leadership has been lawfully passed on to the oldest son of the oldest son in accordance with the Apostolic Epistle. The following is the legal and probated Epistle of the late Bishop Samuel McDowell Shelton. Our purpose is to let all things be done decently and in order.
I pass a church every day on the way to work that I was pretty sure is a hardline Oneness church based on the signs out front. So today I was looking them up and instead found this church in Philadelphia.
This portion of their page caught my eye.
Statement of Apostolic Policy
You are cordially invited to The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith regardless of race, creed color, or place of national origin. We ask however, that you abide by our Apostolic rules and the women have head covering and not wear pants.
Im not sure if this is the same group, but there was a group that split off from an organization and they were then in a legal battle over the name of the group. They believe their leader is a genuine Apostle through succession like Roman Catholics
__________________ Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
Every sinner must repent of their sins.
That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
I think this is much better than the plethora of bait and switch apostolic sites out there with stock photos that don't reflect the membership and vague belief statements where you are still a visitor until told in "love" and "convicted by the Holy Ghost" - being coerced to comply.
I would rather know beforehand than to go under false pretense.
I have no problem with stock photo's like that. If you were a Mc Donalds and you wanted to advertise to prospective customers would you just show them Mc Donalds employees in uniform?
__________________ Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
Every sinner must repent of their sins.
That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
I wanted to post some of it but you can't cut and paste and I wasn't about to retype it.
I am often intrigued by people who take things this seriously. You have to wonder what they might have gone through in the past to take such steps. But, to each his own; I suppose.
From my experience wording like this would seem to indicate that "nepotism" may be the only manner of succession by the time you get to this point, too however. Maybe there's nobody left after the elder passed except his own kin.
Im not sure if this is the same group, but there was a group that split off from an organization and they were then in a legal battle over the name of the group. They believe their leader is a genuine Apostle through succession like Roman Catholics
It sure sounds rather similar.
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but in the 20th century and into the 21st we could show both men and women in pants.
Of course, many of the bathroom signs shared by Timmy convey European dress and not the dress of men in Scotland, Fiji, the Middle East and others throughout the world who have not obeyed God's Western holiness dress standard for centuries. Or the Asian, Persian and some native American women who have worn britches for centuries as well.
I am often intrigued by people who take things this seriously. You have to wonder what they might have gone through in the past to take such steps. But, to each his own; I suppose.
From my experience wording like this would seem to indicate that "nepotism" may be the only manner of succession by the time you get to this point, too however. Maybe there's nobody left after the elder passed except his own kin.
The thing that bugs me is that this reads like a patent of nobility, true it is more open and honest than the upc church that has a hereditary leadership.
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