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Originally Posted by Jay
Objectively I don't see what's so wrong with this. sounds like the Brethren were on the right track, although it seems they didn't expand on the concept to include all the believers in that locality meeting at one place. At least insofar as calling it 'the church in such and such city.' Which would be more Biblically correct than calling it 'the one meeting place' which is kind of abstract. It's much more solid to say 'the church in such and such city'
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The problem with OCOC (one church one city) is that Lee took a
description of the New Testament churches meeting in a city…because that’s where the believers lived in those days, and turned it into his personal
prescription or a command for how the church was to meet for all time.
This is a hallmark of the Lee method…turning a description into a prescription, a command. Many of Lee’s teachings followed this pattern. Another example…authority.
https://www.gotquestions.org/descrip...scriptive.html
Much has been written in this arena regarding the honest use of words overall, not just in biblical interpretation. Lee was very creative in his use of words which relied on him for interpretation.
Nell