Is this becoming an EX-Pentecostal site? - Page 9

StillStanding · #81 06-13-2007, 10:55 AM

Bro. Epley, as you know, I was raised in a very strict Apostolic home. The Apostolic Pentecostal Acts 2:38 message and beliefs are part of my DNA! There are some things (baptism in Jesus name; holy ghost baptism, etc.) that I can't dismiss no matter how hard I try.

I hope I don't come accross as mocking my heritage, because I respect and admire the UPC and other conservative Apostolics.

rgcraig · #82 06-13-2007, 10:55 AM

Here's a novel thought.......stop arguing about the things you know you won't ever change your mind on and perhaps the encouraging, inspiring, thought challenging threads might make a come back.

nathan_slatter · #83 06-13-2007, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Sheltiedad

I can answer for myself if it helps... I was born in it... I was raised in it... I no longer believe a lot of it but it is still how I think because I spent the first 20 years of my life in it... I have family in it and friends in it and as long as that is the case, I will still think about it and want to talk about it.

Just because I don't work at Wal-Mart anymore doesn't mean I can't get together with old friends and talk about things that happened while we were working together... and point out blatant flaws and mistakes to others who have also noticed them.

Maybe some of us shouldn't be allowed to have an opinion on things once we have left... but the only way to enforce that is to say that we are not welcome.

There's no point in posting somewhere where no one likes you, but some of us have been encouraged to post more, repeatedly... and that is the only reason we have...

I like you....

Digging4Truth · #84 06-13-2007, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

PP ... your body of work speaks for itself ... either you are:

a. A pragmatist
b. A flip-flopper
c. An instigator

Dude... you need to just let up with your judgements.

Nahum · #85 06-13-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

No .. I'm consistent ...

I really love your leftist threads though ...

Spiritual Abortion thread ....

and the

Replacing Jesus thread

I see you are fixated with my greatest posts. How are these posts inconsistent? I am a very solid moderate. So what?

Are you jealous or something?

BTW, this thread is Epley's - not mine. Does it bother you that I am logical enough to agree with truth regardless of the source? Epley is right Dan.

Digging4Truth · #86 06-13-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Pragmatist

Why is it a problem for PP to have conservative and lib threads?

Maybe he's just seeking after God?

True...

Or maybe the truth doesn't fit in the nice tidy packages many would want them to.

Maybe he is finding some truth on both sides of the discussion.

Pragmatist · #87 06-13-2007, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

PP ... your body of work speaks for itself ... either you are:

a. A pragmatist
b. A flip-flopper
c. An instigator

a is the answer for me

#88 06-13-2007, 10:58 AM

I do not post here very often either, but I definitely agree with Elder Epley here and others who are seeing the trend away from the Apostolic Pentecostal Message as God's Plan for Salvation.

It is very obvious that there is great animosity and bitterness shoveled in the direction of those here who stand for any type of separation message. They are belittled and mocked regularly here. And as already has been stated, those who declare they are leaving this message are lauded as heroes. "Doctrines" are debated and argued for which may very well be false doctrines, which when they are debated and discussed in depth, and Scripture is thrown around seeking to prove some things which are way out of the mainstream, the minds of some who may be "weak" are opened to some things which could lead to eternal destruction.

The name of this Forum is becoming misleading. Is it really a forum for Apostolic friends? It doesn't seem that is the case.

#89 06-13-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Here's a novel thought.......stop arguing about the things you know you won't ever change your mind on and perhaps the encouraging, inspiring, thought challenging threads might make a come back.

What fun is there in being encouraging?

Pfft...

You don't get to cry about how you don't get your way when you're encouraging someone else.

nathan_slatter · #90 06-13-2007, 10:59 AM

Here's another thought... if I have truly moved on -- whatever I disagree with that is resident in that place that I have moved on from becomes a non-issue. If it is still an issue -- then I haven't really moved on. It still has "control" over me. Perhaps the fact that many of us are here arguing about "apostolic" is portraying that we aren't truly ex anything -- it still controls us and is resident within our beings.