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Originally Posted by Evangelical
It was local but also not local in the sense that all are completely independent and have nothing to do with the others.
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Local but also not local, not that local. Like, God but not God, not the Godhead God.
Words have an interesting life in the Nee/Lee ministry. They are neither fish nor fowl. One day they seem like a fish, but they're not really a fish, not that fish. Next day they seem to be fowl but not really; not that fowl. They're merely whatever the ministry needs, to satisfy today's agenda.
I prefer plain, 'conventional' usage, and consistent meaning, and repeat that the local churches aren't local; they're ministry marketing outlets, or ministry stations.