Re: Always in the Church, but not always in fellowship with the brethren
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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.
And this whole thing of ground. Define it. Not by examples. Not by metaphors. No "it's like . . . ." Let the scripture define it without presumptive overlay. Without declaring that something with multiple meanings can only be understood with the one that gets to your position.
If we would not place such a harsh restriction on the nature of the church, why do we think that such an indirect thing as the introduction to a few letters is meant to do exactly that despite not even abiding by it in all cases?
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Amen to this. Not some, "It is like the moon over London". Hardly the way to start a new religious organization.
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