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Originally Posted by Gubei
That's because some LCers think that "one church one city" should be physical (acutally meaning there should be only one set of specific elders in that locality), but the truth is any local church is as spiritual as the universal church - as pointed out already by TA Sparks.
So, "one church vs. more than one church" dichotomy is divisive from the start if we don't consider local church's spritual aspect - all the Christians in a locality is just one from the start. So the only legitimate question could be how one we are in that locality (not one vs. more than one dichotomy.)
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I've been wanting to respond to this post for several days. When anyone over-emphasizes one city/one church or as I have known the ground of locality. This teaching can become doctrinal and can become divisive as other doctrines have.
We as Christians can have the heart and the effort to be one with all Christians in our respective cities. What I have observed is a coming up short in love for one another, because Christians don't meet at the same location, endeavoring to be one with them in spirit is viewed as shaking hands over the fence.