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Originally Posted by leastofthese
...you seem to admit it is as flawed... if not more flawed then other local churches...
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leastofthese...
I'm going to say this to you in love... Please take it as such...
Don't try to place words in my mouth. Doing so is not of the Lord.
The church is of Christ...
The church is the body of Christ...
And Christ is perfect.
Not flawed.
But the church at this time is comprised of Christ as the Head, and Christ in born again humanity that in God's wisdom have been left with our old fallen man for a time (our lifetime on this earth).
In the regenerated spirit of every born again believer in Christ we are the perfect church.
Absolutely flawless.
But in the human faculties of our soul — our mind, emotion, and will — there is still an ongoing struggle related to the process of our soul's perfecting.
And often, every born again believer, in one way or another and to one degree or another, will fall back into the flawed way of our fallen old man who is still — by God's will — with us.
And the result of this is an expression of this flawed way of our fallen old man... As we go through the day.
And this can take place, and does take place, even as we try have a living and being unto Christ.
And all born again believers are guilty of the above.
There is no "...flawed or more flawed..." in the Lord's one church.
There is only the perfect church... And the born again believer who for whatever reason has fallen away into their old fallen man.
And even when this born again believer has fallen away into their old man... They have not lost their reality of being a member of the perfect church that is in Christ Jesus.
Unfortunately...
What you have incorrectly suggested that I "...admit..." to is actually a major aspect of the stumbling that occurs with the entire body of Christ.
Instead of holding to scripture regarding what you understand about the reality of the body of Christ... You seem to choose to hold to your natural human rationalizing; as many others do.
Oh for the coming day where we will all be holding to Christ... And Christ alone.