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Originally Posted by Ohio
Good point. This is exactly what happened to Mansfield, Columbus, and Toronto.
Paul was an apostle to the uncircumcision, the nations, those that Jews in Jerusalem did not even want to hear the good news. Hence, the early church was fine with this arrangement.
Paul never forced the Jewish believers to acknowledge his apostleship. Neither did he prevent Peter from coming to the Gentile lands.
So for LSM to demand that TC or DYL or anybody else to receive WL and his teachings exclusively is for them to become the most divisive of all Christians.
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Yet isn't this how Anaheim actually views the split? It's east/west, right/left, circumcision/uncircumcision.
You said,
"Paul never forced the Jewish believers to acknowledge his apostleship." Well, as far as Anaheim is concerned, they never *forced* anyone to accept their authority, either. But as long as the Midwest does not accept their authority, they will remain...separate. Like the separation between Jerusalem and Paul's ministry.