[Cal]

Originally Posted by Gubei

OBW,

I have to disagree.

Igzy is prescriving something by denying other's model. If that is not prescription, what is prescription? And as contray to your observation, I did not insist my model. I already said that the ground of locality is not essential in the common belief among Christians such as salvation, Trinity etc.

Wrong. I am not prescribing anything that restricts anything, except that you let people decide for themselves where they meet. And that is prescribed by the principle of freedom in Christ, which is solidly Biblical.

I believe the issue of the ground of locality is like that of head covering of sisters. If you ask me what is right according to the Bible, I would answer that sisters shoud take head covering. But I will not insist that practice because that is not essential in our Christian life. In other words, I will accept all the Christians regardless of their position to this matter, but I will not change my model which is according the Bible.

I'm not asking you to change anything you believe. I'm asking you to explain how it works out practically and what its ramifications are. How people meet is extremely practical. Thus far you've only said you believe in the ground of locality. Okay, fine. But that's pretty meaningless if you can't provide a practical plan as to how it is worked out. Like for example, how we know which group in a city which claims to be meeting on the ground and is inclusive of all Christian is the one we should meet with.

1. You still are basing your arguement on only logic, not on any even "descriptive" verse in the Bible.

False. Biblical principles have been given. Freedom in Christ. Lack of commandments. House churches which cannot be shown to be equivalents to local churches, etc.