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Originally Posted by Koinonia
Bingo! The "true church" is not a group. The "true church" is the only church there is--the church that Jesus is building, the Body of Christ. I suppose that anything smaller would be a sect. So, your group, the Witness Lee group, would certainly qualify.
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Well spiritually, everyone believes that about the true church, even Catholics, but I'm talking practically. Practically is much trickier, because it involves real people with problems.
And every other group? Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist etc. Are you consistent with this belief that the true church is not a group? Or your particular denomination or fellowship?
Just asking because each person on here has a different view. You could be baptist and telling me we're a sect because we are not baptist, or a sect because we are not Catholic. How can I know that?
Some see all denominations as genuine local expressions. If so, then we are not a sect either.
One fellow is Orthodox and we all know what they believe - they are the true church.
Some might see non-denom fellowships or house churches as genuine local expressions, if so, we may or may not be a sect.
If you think baptist is the only true church, well then we're a sect I guess.
That's why I prefer absolute definitions. What is the absolute definition of the church, and then what is the absolute definition of a sect?