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Originally Posted by OBW
I want someone to establish the whole idea of "ground" by reference only to things actually found in the Bible.
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From Normal Christian Church Life, Ch. 5 "THE BASIS OF UNION AND DIVISION".
"The scriptural method of founding a church is simply by preaching the gospel; nothing further is necessary, or even permissible.
If people hear the gospel and receive the Lord as their Savior, then they are a church; there is no need of any further procedure in order to become a church."
"If in a given place anyone believes on the Lord, as a matter of course he is a constituent of the church in that place; there is no further step necessary in order to make him a constituent. No subsequent joining is required of him.
Provided he belongs to the Lord, he already belongs to the church in that locality; and since he already belongs to the church, his belonging cannot be made subject to any condition."