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Originally Posted by Peter Debelak
A further practical (and personal) thought on the “local ground.”...
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Peter,
The ground of locality is prescriptive from descriptive verses in the Bible. There are two phases in this truth. Phase 1 – accepting every saints in the Lord. Phase 2 – having one-set of elders in a city. Phase 1 is prescriptive and essential in our Christian life. Phase 2 is prescriptive but not essential in our Christian life.
There are two kinds of errors as to the ground of locality.
Type 1 error
- Claming that phase 2 is essential in our Christian life
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Type 2 error
- Claiming that phase 2 is not prescriptive in the Bible.
Type 1 error shows us that you can have your Christian life without the one-set of elders in Pittsburgh. So, feel free to follow the leading of Lord for now. But generally speaking, you are advised to follow someone who think the church in Pittsburgh include all the saints in Pittsburgh.(A)
Type 2 error shows us that you and so called “elders” in the Pittsburgh should be united as one. (B)
(A)+ (B) is the end image of the ground of locality, very similar to Igzy’s model. But please pay attention to the fact how big differences there are in terms of approach.
Gubei