Greetings
I ran into an old Acquaintance a few days ago, we got to talking, and he brought up one of those "Remember those people...?" scenes
Growing up there was a family next door who belonged to the Apostolic Faithful church. They seemed like decent enough people, and although they were somewhat quiet and kept to themselves, they did seem to be involved in their church community.
Now we were raised to judge and hate everyone who was different, as we knew that only we were the ones going to Heaven. We were also told not to explore other religions, and not to ask people about their faith, since their faith was wrong anyway and they would likely lie to us and attempt to deceive us. We were told that if we had a question about what someone believed, then we were to ask adults in our church who would tell us. So it was not really an option to ask "Well what do you believe ?" But such was life in a Baptist church.
Anyway, what struck me odd is that the people next door did not have a TV and did not discuss it, and I wondered if it was due to financial status or religious edicts, as I heard both from numerous sources. I know the kids who were our age would watch TV at our house with us, so there was not any ban against watching it.
I was never able to find out what they actually believe, and details on the websites are minimal at best. Does anyone here know anyone who was raised in the Apostolic Faith, who could tell me about the views on entertainment, on community relations, ecumenical beliefs.,..etc. Is it more of a Wesleyan movement or more of a Pentecostal movement? ANy info would be appreciated Thanks
I ran into an old Acquaintance a few days ago, we got to talking, and he brought up one of those "Remember those people...?" scenes
Growing up there was a family next door who belonged to the Apostolic Faithful church. They seemed like decent enough people, and although they were somewhat quiet and kept to themselves, they did seem to be involved in their church community.
Now we were raised to judge and hate everyone who was different, as we knew that only we were the ones going to Heaven. We were also told not to explore other religions, and not to ask people about their faith, since their faith was wrong anyway and they would likely lie to us and attempt to deceive us. We were told that if we had a question about what someone believed, then we were to ask adults in our church who would tell us. So it was not really an option to ask "Well what do you believe ?" But such was life in a Baptist church.
Anyway, what struck me odd is that the people next door did not have a TV and did not discuss it, and I wondered if it was due to financial status or religious edicts, as I heard both from numerous sources. I know the kids who were our age would watch TV at our house with us, so there was not any ban against watching it.
I was never able to find out what they actually believe, and details on the websites are minimal at best. Does anyone here know anyone who was raised in the Apostolic Faith, who could tell me about the views on entertainment, on community relations, ecumenical beliefs.,..etc. Is it more of a Wesleyan movement or more of a Pentecostal movement? ANy info would be appreciated Thanks