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Originally Posted by Drake
Therefore, we must see clearly before God that in the Bible there is one locality with one church, or in short, one locality, one church. This is the principle in the Bible.
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First of all, the Bible does not say there is one city or one locality for each church. Several verses have indicated that more than one church / assembly existed in a city. For example Romans 16.5 and Colossians 4.15.
Secondly, I read once that an early cities were defined by walking distance. This was true for centuries even in America prior to the industrial revolution, "
From the colonial era until the late nineteenth century, US cities were walking cities. Because most Americans lived on farms, cities were small, compact, and centrally oriented: everything was located within walking distance. Only wealthy people had access to transportation by horse, and city dwellers needed to live within a short distance of where they worked, shopped, and carried out all their activities."
Thirdly, whatever Lee taught was incidental, it was never put in practice.