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Originally Posted by Evangelical
It makes sense that there might be many meetings with different names. But a denomination is more than that. It is often an organization that spans the globe. Why would Jesus establish a church of Rome in London, for example, only to create another church of England in London, and then the Baptists and Presbyterians. Why would he make those distinctions? It is as if he said to Peter "upon you (or your revelation) I will build my rock", and to John "upon you I will build another rock", and to James "I will build another rock upon you". We can note Jesus said I will build my church, not build my churches.
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You didn't answer my question. I'll take your avoidance of the question to mean that yes, of course, if a congregation of believers compromises on "one Lord" or "one God" or "one Father" or "one Faith" then they are no longer standing on the ground of the church. This also indicates that such an important issue as "the ground of the church" was not taught using obscure inferential language, but in very clear black and white teaching of the apostle Paul. Where is this teaching? In the Epistle to the Ephesians, a book completely focused on the church, where it should be. Where does Watchman Nee get his teaching from? Two books that concern evangelists and missionary journeys.
On the other hand, thank you for admitting that there might be many different meetings with different names in a single city, and that alone does not indicate you are not standing on the ground of the church.