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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Did Christ really leave? Ever heard of the Holy Spirit? "I will not leave you orphans" (John 14:18).
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Denomination or no denomination, close or far away, those born of God are all connected through his spirit.
More important than hearing of the Holy Spirit is receiving the Holy Spirit.
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Originally Posted by Evangelical
1 Cor 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
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If you also include the words "in the" in bold letters, you get something much different;
1 Cor 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be
perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment
We are to join together "in the same mind and judgment", nowhere in scripture does it say we are all to join "in the same building within in the same city". There may be a time when this will become more of a reality but until then it's only really an ideal that works to isolate believers. Isolation is a form of division.