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Originally Posted by zeek
I'm making a distinction between "Christianity" and the church as it is depicted in the New Testament much like Witness Lee did. According to my hypothesis, Christianity overtakes the church which is why, in the minds of Local Churchers and others who take the New Testament as their model, the church must be recovered.
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While there was an apostolic age in the 1st century, I find that a "
distinction between "Christianity" and the church as it is depicted in the New Testament" is fraught with issues. There never was a "glorious" church, or a pure N.T. church, free from error, problems, heresy, etc. These issues started in the very beginning and have continued unabated until today.