Need a favor: PLEASE DEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE APOSTOLIC

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

I say we all shoot for being more like the Apostles........

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

A post that makes sense.

Who by the way were trying to be more like Jesus..........


PS. My post always make sense......at least to me

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Take the onus of the baptizer .... absolutely!!!!!!!

Explain.

Originally Posted by Ferd

that doesnt mean you arent a christian.

To some here (Brother Epley among them) it means exactly that.

it doesnt mean you arent welcome here.

There are likely some here who wish all the non-UPCers would go away.

It is simply the working definition of what this forum means when we talk about being Apostolic.

Coming to agreement on this is like trying to come to agreement on the hair issue.

Timmy, it seems that you are AOG or some form of Trinitarian Pentecostal. i am not trying to take issue with your "Pentecostalness" (is that a word?)

when we talk about Pentecostals you are one of us.... but at the same time, that doesnt mean that you are Oneness....which pretty well defines what we mean by Apostolic..

Well, yes, there are certain doctrinal distinctives that make someone "Apostolic" in the same sense that there are certain doctrinal distinctives that make someone "Pentecostal." Of course, there are some here who might be inclined not to accept anyone but Apostolics as Pentecostals.

Originally Posted by MrsMcD

I didn't think Trinitarians could be Apostolic. I am confused?

That depends on what you mean by "Apostolic."

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01634a.htm

http://www.letusreason.org/Latrain21.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One,_Ho...ostolic_Church

http://www.cired.org/

http://apostolicrestorationmission.4t.com/index.htm

[ILuvFPC]

Originally Posted by Chan

To some here (Brother Epley among them) it means exactly that.

There are likely some here who wish all the non-UPCers would go away.

Coming to agreement on this is like trying to come to agreement on the hair issue.

Well, yes, there are certain doctrinal distinctives that make someone "Apostolic" in the same sense that there are certain doctrinal distinctives that make someone "Pentecostal." Of course, there are some here who might be inclined not to accept anyone but Apostolics as Pentecostals.

Apostolics are the REAL Pentecostals!

[ManOfWord]

Originally Posted by ILuvFPC

Apostolics are the REAL Pentecostals!

Yep...we get our Apostolic Pentecostal "shockamoo" services right out of the Bible!!

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

I don't think I'm confused .... at all ... Ferd. Perhaps this will confuse you more than I ....

DWW gave the dictionary definition ... and interestingly enough his first definition is most accurate ... but definition 4 ... mentioned the Mormons ...

If you want to keep the label ... I suggest you patent/trademark it ...

Because if you open up the yellow pages... you'll find hundreds of churches with the word Apostolic in it ... OP and Trinitarian ....

Here's one APOSTOLIC CHURCH .... http://www.apostolic-church.org/Home...7/Default.aspx

Do they fit your mold ... Ferd????

Or are they posers???

Jesus never called his movement Apostolic ... he called them believers ... children of God ... my disciples ... my friends ....

The Apostles called it THE WAY ....

but with that said ..... I'M STILL MORE APOSTOLIC THAN YOU'LL EVER BE!!!!

Dan you can call anyone you want Apostolic. i dont care. if you like you can call mohammed atta an apostolic it wont bother me one bit. I am sure you and he are both more apostolic than I am.

what I attempted to do was provide the best working definition of what "Apostolic" means in the context of AFF and the Oneness Pentecostal movement.

if you want to really get down to the brass tacks, the pope is more apostolic than any of us. his team has been claiming the title longer than anyone.