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Originally Posted by Cassidy
Or rather think of the ones in v4-6 as the ingredients of V3. to keep the oneness of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace means to keep the One Body as the first item if you prefer to say it that way. Saying it that way does not feel as grammatically fluid but it is the same thought.
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Again, it's a matter of subtle suggestion. Once you start talking about the oneness of the Body, rather than the Spirit, the next step is group-think, which is not what oneness is.
Anyway, certainly "keeping the One Body" should not mean setting up shop and declaring that everyone needs to be one with you, as Lee and the LRC did. But of course one reason they made that mistake is they fell in for phrasing like "keeping the oneness of the Body." Which is exactly my point.