An Apostolic Declaration for the Third Millenium 1

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 parts of the post said
" Many ministers in the Pentecostal Church Inc. believed that water baptism
in the name of Jesus Christ and the baptism in the Holy Spirit were events
subsequent to faith and to salvation. Most ministers in the Pentecostal
Assemblies of Jesus Christ believed that Acts 2:38 was the New Birth. In the
midst of these doctrinal differences these two organizations merged so that
"The Whole Gospel" could be proclaimed to "The Whole World". The Fundamental
Statement of Faith of the United Pentecostal Church, if interpreted
according to the original intention of its authors, allows for Apostolics to
believe that Acts 2:38 is not the New Birth. These two organizations also
did not agree on an explicit definition of Biblical Holiness.
Finally, it should be noted that Howard Goss, the first General
Superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church, made several attempts to
gain membership for the UPC in the Pentecostal Fellowship of North American.
Howard Goss was not reluctant to seek fellowship with Trinitarians while
maintaining his distinctive Apostolic beliefs."
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An interesting Post…But
The people who received the Holy Ghost in Topeka Kansas in 1900, did not
have the whole truth. The people on Azuza St. did not have the whole truth.
( I have read accounts of things that happened on Azuza St, some of it would
make us shudder today! People barking like dogs, and such) In 1916 or 1918 I
don’t recall now when Baptism in Jesus name was first introduced to the
Group they still did not have all of the truth.
As great a man of God as Howard Goss was, to assume that he or the founding
fathers of the UPC had all of the truth, or that we do, is startling.
We can not base our faith on what our pears think is correct at any given
time. We can only depend on is what the Apostles taught the early church.

Take a look at
Gal. 1:8

If a man preaches anything different than that taught by the Apostles in the
early church,
I will pray for them, I will try to win them... BUT!
They are not Christians.
They are not my Brothers in the Lord.
They are not going to Heaven
If they are Trinitarian

He is cursed!

Mat. 16:17-18 It is this Revelation of Jesus deity the rock or foundation
that the true church is built upon. Any Church based on the trinity doctrine
is built on the sand
Note: Remember what Jesus said about building upon a rock. Matthew 7:24?
There is no other way.

This is not my humble opinion… it’s the word of God. One I am willing to
fight for.  I would be willing to put my head on the chopping block today
for this truth, As many others before me (including all but one of the
Apostles)

Mike Harvey