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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Not at all. "A genuine church in each locality" indicates more than one church. The New Testament is very clear, not with inference but black and white words that there is only one church.
Jesus also is very clear in the Gospels that there is only one church that He is building.
Since all believers worldwide are members of this one church it is more reasonable and logical to conclude that any gathering of these believers has the potential to represent this one church.
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I can easily disprove this. Revelation 1:4 says "To the
seven churches in the province of Asia:"
Yes, it is one church (the universal church), but also 7 churches (7 local churches), one in each of the 7 cities. It's not that hard, is it?