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Where ?what is apostolic church mean?
Ah- if they flat out refer to themselves as apostolic in the phone book- then they're the Pentecostal denying the Trinity type.there is a church in my city that is under apostolic and I'm trying to decide what group they fall under. It's holiday weekend so I can't call them
I've never heard of one that didn't deny the Trinity. If you know of any apostolic churches that aren't Jesus Only, then I'd love to know which ones those are. In fact, UPCI is one group that broke away from the Assemblies of God over a disagreement regarding the Trinity and Jesus' Only baptism. This is, literally, one of the defining characteristics of this movement, besides the usual Pentecostal stuff. Growing up Pentecostal (Assemblies of God)- they made sure I knew the difference.I'm not sure all the churches that use the term Apostolic are non Trinitarian.
I've heard the word Pentecostal used a lot, and never have heard it used to refer to the non-Trinitarian movement or its adherents. To me, your list of attributes is a list that defines what a Pentecostal is not....
Then there are those churches, which are basically Pentecostals, are all about holiness standards (which includes no cutting of the hair, no make up, no jewelry, women must wear skirts and dresses), and they don't believe in the Trinity (they will say they are Oneness or Jesus Only). So, they reject the Trinity and only Baptize in Jesus' Name. For this reason, this group does not qualify as Christian.
Those are false accusations against the Pentecostals, without merit.Then there are those churches, which are basically Pentecostals, are all about holiness standards (which includes no cutting of the hair, no make up, no jewelry, women must wear skirts and dresses), and they don't believe in the Trinity (they will say they are Oneness or Jesus Only). So, they reject the Trinity and only Baptize in Jesus' Name. For this reason, this group does not qualify as Christian.
I'd love to hear that this has happened all over the world, ....then proceeded to start house churches - many house churches. This was an apostolic movement. There have been many such in China over the past 70 years, and the growth and vitality of the church there has been phenomenal.