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Originally Posted by Steel
I'd simply say "Amen, Lord... You open doors and You close doors... Lord, I'll wait on You to open another door... And do so praising You and rejoicing in You."
And why?
Because they have been following their own natural preference/affinity... And not the Lord.
Which is why the Lord comes in and removes believers from their familiar, comfortable, preferred environments.
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Amen! One door closes and another door opens.
You ask and why? Loved ones I know. Parents, family friends etc who have been in the fellowship of local churches for 40-50 years. That's where the bulk of their Christian experience lies. Realize or not, the ground of locality teaching does have it's hold. The question would be asked, "where would I go?".
Yes, I'm aware of the "familiar, comfortable, preferred environments." That's one of the traits I seem to notice about denominations. Whether one is raised as a Lutheran, a Baptist, or in the Local Churches, there is willingness to meet apart from those places of fellowship.