Working definition of an Apostolic - help a brother out here

[OP_Carl]

What groups these days consider themselves to be Apostolic?

The working definition I've been using is that Apostolic Pentecostals are a oneness holiness subset of Pentecostals.

My working definition of 'Pentecostal' also includes trinitarians and charismatics such as AOG and COJIC.

Mainline churches that begin adopting some Pentecostal ways have been considered 'Charismatic Lutheran' etc.

Are there non-Pentecostal Apostolics? What are they?

I ran into a group in Mansfield, Ohio, that called themselves Apostolic Christians. But they were something like a cross between Amish and Lutheran.


Are charismatics calling themselves Apostolic these days?

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

What groups these days consider themselves to be Apostolic?

The working definition I've been using is that Apostolic Pentecostals are a oneness holiness subset of Pentecostals.

My working definition of 'Pentecostal' also includes trinitarians and charismatics such as AOG and COJIC.

Mainline churches that begin adopting some Pentecostal ways have been considered 'Charismatic Lutheran' etc.

Are there non-Pentecostal Apostolics? What are they?

I ran into a group in Mansfield, Ohio, that called themselves Apostolic Christians. But they were something like a cross between Amish and Lutheran.


Are charismatics calling themselves Apostolic these days?

I am somewhat familiar with the group you reference in your post. Here is a link to some of their teaching, http://www.apostolicchristianchurch.org/index.html

Also the "Apostolic" term has quite broad acceptance in the Catholic Church.

Some Charismatics use the term and it is normally in the context of Apostolic restoration Apostles and Prophets.

[Brett Prince]

Catholics consider themselves Apostolic.

There is a large movement among trinitarian Pentecostals that refer to themselves as Apostolic.

When I was writing a paper towards my masters at a trinitarian Pentecostal seminary, it afforded the opportunity to use the word Apostolic in the paper, but while I meant it one way, they generally received it another. This made it easy for me to write a paper that I hope to use as a basis for thought in an Apostolic setting--but have it read well for the trinny seminary. Would that be trinny semy?

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by OP_Carl

What groups these days consider themselves to be Apostolic?

The working definition I've been using is that Apostolic Pentecostals are a oneness holiness subset of Pentecostals.

My working definition of 'Pentecostal' also includes trinitarians and charismatics such as AOG and COJIC.

Mainline churches that begin adopting some Pentecostal ways have been considered 'Charismatic Lutheran' etc.

Are there non-Pentecostal Apostolics? What are they?

I ran into a group in Mansfield, Ohio, that called themselves Apostolic Christians. But they were something like a cross between Amish and Lutheran.


Are charismatics calling themselves Apostolic these days?

When in High School we stopped once in one of these "Apostolic" Churches" Indeed a Lutherian type of service with very old hymns all having about 8 verses.


Booooooooooooooooooooooring!

[CC1]

Brett is correct that the Roman Catholic church makes it quite the point to say they are the Apostolic church.

OP's tend to think they coined the phrase but it is much older than the modern Pentecostal era.

[Sister Alvear]

I don´t like the word Apostolic for our church because we live in a Roman Catholic country...but that is just me...

[Michael The Disciple]

I once fellowshipped with a group then called "The Ceylon Pentecostal Mission". They believed their leaders were Apostles. So the term Apostolic was widely used by them. They were strong Trins.

[CC1]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

I once fellowshipped with a group then called "The Ceylon Pentecostal Mission". They believed their leaders were Apostles. So the term Apostolic was widely used by them. They were strong Trins.

Any relation to the "Cylons" on Battlestar Galactica?

[Steve Epley]

I visited a New Apostolic Church once they were a split off the Catholic church from Germany. Quite interesting.