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Originally Posted by JJ
I'd like other long time LCers to weigh in on whether this is true practice or not.
"All who have saving faith in the Lord Jesus are welcome to all our meetings, especially the Lord’s table, where we testify of the oneness of the Body of Christ. Although we must, for conscience' sake, stand apart from organized religion, we do not stand apart from our brothers and sisters in Christ. In faithfulness to the Lord, we stand on the unique ground of the church for the sake of the Lord’s testimony. But we do not take this stand with a narrow, exclusive, or sectarian spirit. On the contrary, we take our stand on behalf of the whole Body; we receive all believers even as the Lord has received us."
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Brothers who have been quarantined officially or unofficially cannot say this. Neither those localities of Seattle, Bellevue, Spokane, Tacoma, and etc who have closed their doors to "Indiana". Not "All" "are welcome", but some are welcome. When a brother stands up for himself after being pushed around, local elders in the Puget Sound region cannot have that. In their mind it's a sign of rebellion.