Apostolic or Pentecostal

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> I believe the Church of God considers itself to be Pentecostal.  Maybe
> the question as stated earlier wasn't talking about church names or org
> names.  Maybe the question was refering to individuals.

And they do, as do the Assemblies of God, and now some Baptists and
other denominations that have accepted the Pentecostal experience.
However, many of them believe that tongues is something that can be
learned, and not exclusively Holy Ghost inspired.
  
> I submitt for your thought to be Pentecostal is to wait(which gives time
> for the bad things mentioned), but to be Apostolic is to be active (no time
> for the bad stuff).  The name on the sign isn't important but the spirit
inside.

I disagree again. The disciples were COMMANDED BY JESUS to TARRY
at Jerusalem until they be endowed with power from on high. To TARRY
means to WAIT. Of course after the day of Pentecost, we no longer have
to wait for the promise...it's already here, and the only One waiting is God!

Pentecostal does NOT mean to wait, it is merely a word used to describe
people who have accepted the experience on the day of pentecost. If you
ARE NOT Pentecostal, then you aren't going to heaven...
 
> BTW, the question was intended to get a response from deep inside.
> Then maybe generate some thought as to where we are at now and
> where we are going.
 
Well, I could have thought of a lot better ways to do that than make false
and potentially offensive statements about the greatest experience this
world has ever known!