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Originally Posted by Nell
Yes. You do. This was always the case from day one. We had yearly business meetings, the charter was read, etc. We were doing business as "The Church in ...." on file with the Secretary of State.
Still, you are not required to have a sign out front. It's a choice. There was derisive criticism of poor degraded Christianity for having a sign out front.
I believe claiming to be THE church is divisive. Why not just let the Lord call you the church, if indeed you are! Wait! He did! When 2-3 are gathered in His name. Of course, the LC doesn't gather in Jesus' name. It's about Witness Lee. So they don't qualify on that one either.
Nell
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Yes, well in the scheme of things it is, to me, one more step down from the ideal. One small step for man, one giant step down for a dream of God. The Local Church takes it's place beside the other denominations with the dream of going back to the original New Testament model of what a church is supposed to be. It makes me a little sad. Is that what you are getting at?