Any Apostolics Here?

[Brother Notlad]

Any Apostolic, Spirit-filled Christians here?

Acts 2:38 Salvation?

[OneLight]

Most everyone here will agree with Acts 2:38, but some, myself included, may see the Apostolic Church, the denomination, as being a bit too legalistic.  Maybe you should explain what you mean by Apostolic?

[Marilyn C]

6 hours ago, Brother Notlad said:

Any Apostolic, Spirit-filled Christians here?

Acts 2:38 Salvation?

Hi Brother Notlad,

Many groups call themselves Apostolic. I was brought up in the Apostolic denomination/movement, that had it`s origin in the Welsh revival. (early 1900`s) People came out to Australia from Wales, Scotland and England in the early `2o`s & `3o`s and started the Apostolic Church in Australia. My grandfather and his family were some of them.

Marilyn.

[Firm Foundation]

Independent full gospel, but I am trinitarian.  

[Heybro]

I, too, was brought up in the Apostolic Church for the first 14-15 years of my life. Dad was an elder in the church and also held the position of Sunday School Superintendent, there were quite a lot of children.

[childoftheking]

I grew up with my Grandfather, Father, and associates like G.T. Haywood (who wrote the hymnal song: I see a Crimson Stream of Blood, and it flows down Calvary) and many others who formed the "Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ" in the 1920's/1930's.

 

I prefer to be known as still associated with the views back then and how my Grandfather/Father lived.

What is happening today, I want no part of it concerning the movement associated with what is known as the kundalini spirit (hinduism)!!

[Brother Notlad]

By Apostolic, I mean:

One God, Apostolic Pentecostal Holiness Christians that believe Acts 2:38 is the original New Testament Plan of Salvation. They may be involved in an organizational church, such as the United Pentecostal or Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ churches, but the majority, like my home church, are self-operating and independent from denominational oversight.

That's what I mean.

[Marilyn C]

3 hours ago, Brother Notlad said:

By Apostolic, I mean:

One God, Apostolic Pentecostal Holiness Christians that believe Acts 2:38 is the original New Testament Plan of Salvation. They may be involved in an organizational church, such as the United Pentecostal or Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ churches, but the majority, like my home church, are self-operating and independent from denominational oversight.

That's what I mean.

Hi Brother Notlad,

Those names sound quite a mouthful. When the different denominations started up over the centuries they actually stood for a truth that was being clarified by the Holy Spirit - eg Baptists, (baptism by immersion) Methodists, (holy living) Pentecostal, (Holy Spirit infilling) Apostolic, (5 fold ministries). However today we see that the Holy Spirit who is guiding the believers into all truth, is not bound by man`s names of organisations.

 Thus titles have come and gone as being the only ones standing for a particular truth. Today each fellowship group is mainly directed as to what the CEO, (leader) decides. Many leaders desire for people to grow and mature, however the actual constraints of the organisation can be holding people back. I personally believe that it is mainly in the informal times that people get together and share that there is real `body ministry` each giving to the other of what the Holy Spirit has given them.

I seem to have gone on from your OP but thought it does need some explanation regarding `names.`

regards, Marilyn. 

[JohnD]

Doesn't Apostolic tend to be unitarian / modalistic???

I'm genuinely asking.

The people who claimed to be Apostolic or part of the

charismatic apostolic denomination were not trinitarians.

Edited May 6, 2019 by JohnD

[JohnD]

Just found this:

Theology. The Apostolic Church views the Scriptures as the supreme authority and understands them to be the inerrant Word of God. ... Its theological beliefs are summarized in its confession of faith, known as the Tenets, which read as follows: The unity of the Godhead and the trinity of the Persons therein.