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Originally Posted by Nell
Just a reminder that the church is described in the Bible as a "great mystery".
Religious organizations, such as the LC, RCC, Lutherans, etc., have little mystery and even smaller amount of "greatness." True church membership is "Christians Only". One can be a Lutheran, RCC or LC member and not be a Christian.
Man-made organizations range, in practice, from denominations to clubs...no mystery there. So, equating 'church' with church is "equally reckless".
Nell
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Yes, I love this. Great mystery is not a Cathedral. A great mystery is when you see someone who looks like nothing, a peasant, meeting with kings like Ghandi did with the Queen of England.
Great mystery is when this peasant tells the biggest superpower they will pack up and leave on their own, they think that is a joke, and yet a few years later they pack up and leave on their own.
Great mystery is when you say unto this mountain be taken up and cast into the sea and it does it.