You JUST STARTED a thread about AFF over there" last week, didn't you? And didn't administrators of that forum allow it to stand, and even comment about how awful AFF is?
You know, the one where you and your buddies called it Apostate Friends Forum, and then listed all of the horrible things you would rather do than post at this awful place?
Your integrity is in question here.
I did not call it apostate for one, second it reached a certain amount of pages and when the main admin logged on... it was removed and a warning given about mentioning it.
someone did list things they would rather do then post here... which isn't so horrible if they want their own opinion.
I've learned that Apostolics can be of many different opinions and experiences. I've learned that mutual respect and brotherly love go a long way. I've also learned that our differences make us stronger, not weaker.
May God bless my Apostolic Friends.
And I have learned that having a glass of wine and a cigar with an apostolic brother makes for good company.
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You JUST STARTED a thread about AFF over there" last week, didn't you? And didn't administrators of that forum allow it to stand, and even comment about how awful AFF is?
You know, the one where you and your buddies called it Apostate Friends Forum, and then listed all of the horrible things you would rather do than post at this awful place?
Your integrity is in question here.
Just shows why the number of GUESTS on this forum is always so high. They all hate it so much here they just can't stop reading.
The age comment is more in jest (I believe), because one can be wise in their youth, though it's not expected. Your age is frankly only as relevant as you fulfill the stereotypes. Most 18-20 year olds feel like they know absolutely everything. The pendelum swings to full indepedence. That changes (typically) until they begin to be more reflective about life and who they are.
You may break that mold, but so far, by some of your rhetoric, it doesn't seem to be the case.
Either way, as an AFF member, I don't think this whole "respecting elders" things is of much merit. I think being generally respectful (doesn't mean we aren't ever direct) is a virtue, but bowing down to people older than you isn't required. However, it's only wise for a younger man to inquire and listen more than rebuke and finger point. You may still disagree in the end, and even say so, but it's the whole approach.
And I have learned that having a glass of wine and a cigar with an apostolic brother makes for good company.
Oh, Lord, Baron, you're going to make Mr. Cox go into seizures.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
Always been a Niner fan, can't cheer on Redskins. Plus I was so ticked because I wanted the Saints to win and they had lost the game. With like 2 minutes left Washington missed a chip shot field goal that would have put them up by 10, and the Saints pulled out an OT win.
I gotta admit, I am not into football much, bit if I were to pick a team it would be the Giants. I did look for an iPhone app for the NFL comparable to the MLB one (I am into Yankees baseball, and hockey BTW, I do like the Capitals, but the Islanders are my team.)
But anyhow sports though off topic is the best thing going on this thread.
I did not call it apostate for one, second it reached a certain amount of pages and when the main admin logged on... it was removed and a warning given about mentioning it.
someone did list things they would rather do then post here... which isn't so horrible if they want their own opinion.
But as I said, it got removed.
Yes, after several days, and after an admin had commented about evil AFF several times. Again, you lack integrity on this issue.
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The age comment is more in jest (I believe), because one can be wise in their youth, though it's not expected. Your age is frankly only as relevant as you fulfill the stereotypes. Most 18-20 year olds feel like they know absolutely everything. The pendelum swings to full indepedence. That changes (typically) until they begin to be more reflective about life and who they are.
You may break that mold, but so far, by some of your rhetoric, it doesn't seem to be the case.
Either way, as an AFF member, I don't think this whole "respecting elders" things is of much merit. I think being generally respectful (doesn't mean we aren't ever direct) is a virtue, but bowing down to people older than you isn't required. However, it's only wise for a younger man to inquire and listen more than rebuke and finger point. You may still disagree in the end, and even say so, but it's the whole approach.
Far be it from me to think that! whew... I wish I knew everything.
But to stand firm on doctrine that was put into my heart as a child, and from what I gather in reading the Bible... that is NOT a "know it all" attitude. Thats me and what I believe, and I don't shy from it.
My post here have been mostly out of boredom, and just to test exactly what people think about what I believe is "core" apostolic doctrin.
I don't claim wisdom, but I do claim what I read from the word.
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