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Originally Posted by Cassidy
No, it means more than that now. Has to do with Israel and the Church..... Google it.
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You have your definition of "denomination" and I'll have mine of "remnant theology."
Regardless, please get the point. I don't disagree that only a subset of God's people are truly faithful. The problem with what I call "remnant theology" is that it institutionalizes the idea that its adherents are the remnant. It's part of the stated or at least assumed belief of the group that adheres to it that they are the remnant. Such a belief is dangerous.
There is nothing wrong with believing that only some will be faithful. Where the error comes in is when you start believing that your little group is the faithful and all or most others are not. That's what the LC believed and still believes. There is no way such a belief is healthy or helpful in any way, shape or form. It only leads to pride, suspicion, denial, rationalization, isolation, narrow-mindedness, aloofness, judgmentalism and a bunch of other deadly sins.