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Originally Posted by Evangelical
"the church in <locality>" is not just what we call ourselves but a description of who we are. I agree with you that what others call themselves doesn't change who they are. But it does build up unnecessary walls and barriers between them and other Christians, in a sort of "identity crisis".
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But "the church in <locality>" is not a description of what YOU are; it is a description of what ALL the believers are in that place. It is a
spiritual reality that simply
is--regardless of who calls themselves what. Yet, you incorrectly reduce the significance of that
spiritual reality to a name/title (or description) of a particular meeting or group.