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Originally Posted by Freedom
Additionally, many of the larger "local churches" now have multiple meeting halls in one city, being divided by "districts" or sections of a city. If the ground of locality doctrine defines the boundaries of a city as a local church, then how come they now subdivide cities? Another thing that comes to mind is that many meetings are divided by language (ethnicity). I see lots and lots of division in the LC, the very thing they speak out against.
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There is lots and lots of division with the local churches. College meetings, Chinese-speaking meetings, District A and Meeting Hall B. The Lord's move to Europe, Affirmation and Critique, Full Time Training, etc. Subdivision after subdivision. But they simply manage the words to suit. With them, there is one church, but many meetings. But the NT word 'ecclesia' meant both. So it involves managing words to condemn others for doing the same thing that you practice.