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CoolChristianRocker said:who all here is pentecostal?? and does it rock or what! lol sorry, I just love being pentecostal, I wouldn't have it any other way.. plus yea I just wanted to know... cause so far it seems like i'm the only one.. not that I care really, it'd just be cool
Being a Pentecostal (which, BTW, is an unbiblical identity) may be well and good providing you are not exclusivist in your use of the term and look on those who are not as being less than you or in some way deficient. The term full gospel, which some Pentecostals prefer, infers that those who are not full gospel are somehow lacking i.e., they are not full. What are they, 1/2-gospel?1/4? 5/8? What? Does being full gospel mean that you have nothing left to learn? Is Pentecostal better than, say, Baptist or Methodist?CoolChristianRocker said:who all here is pentecostal?? and does it rock or what! lol sorry, I just love being pentecostal, I wouldn't have it any other way.. plus yea I just wanted to know... cause so far it seems like i'm the only one.. not that I care really, it'd just be cool
lol.. woah that was somewhat confusing, but yea.. okay I didn't really know that there more than one kind of pentecostal. umm as to it being better the baptist or methodist, I couldn't tell ya cause i'm not sure what those two really are. to me I believe pentecostal is more open about there worshiping, free per-say, ummm yea. If you told me you were ex-pentecostal so my opinion would not change. so yea I think I got everything..Jim M said:Being a Pentecostal (which, BTW, is an unbiblical identity) may be well and good providing you are not exclusivist in your use of the term and look on those who are not as being less than you or in some way deficient. The term full gospel, which some Pentecostals prefer, infers that those who are not full gospel are somehow lacking i.e., they are not full. What are they, 1/2-gospel?1/4? 5/8? What? Does being full gospel mean that you have nothing left to learn? Is Pentecostal better than, say, Baptist or Methodist?
What is your point with this thread?
What if I told you I am an ex-Pentecostal? Would that change your opion of me?
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Full gospel refers to the belief in the baptism of the holy spirit and the practice of the gifts pertaining to the holy spirit, whereas non-pentecostal/baptist/charismatic/united churches generally do not believe that the gifts are for today and/or do not practice them.Jim M said:Being a Pentecostal (which, BTW, is an unbiblical identity) may be well and good providing you are not exclusivist in your use of the term and look on those who are not as being less than you or in some way deficient. The term full gospel, which some Pentecostals prefer, infers that those who are not full gospel are somehow lacking i.e., they are not full. What are they, 1/2-gospel?1/4? 5/8? What? Does being full gospel mean that you have nothing left to learn? Is Pentecostal better than, say, Baptist or Methodist?
What is your point with this thread?
What if I told you I am an ex-Pentecostal? Would that change your opion of me?
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Jim was saying that the use of the term "full gospel" appears to indicate that those who do not have those particular beliefs to have an incomplete gospel . To those who are not "full gospel" , it is a dergatory term aimed at them . It is similar to the Catholics always using the term "Protestant" to noncatholics . It is a derogatory term that is not applicable for all noncatholics . There are plenty of Christians who do not protest the Catholic group . They don't give them any attention at all .Grammar_Guy said:
right... so your saying gifts like being profetic, speaking in tongues, etc... cause yea i've quite of few of those profisized over me, and i've been able to speak in tongues since I was like... I dunno around 10. I'm not sure if thats what you meant or not..Grammar_Guy said:
non-pentecostal? Not sure who you mean here. Baptist, I know many Baptist who practice differnet gifts of the Spirit. Charismatic are for sure churches that practice the gifts of the spirit! Heck, the root word of charismatic goes back to the term meaning gifts! United churches? Never heard of them.Grammar_Guy said:
