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Originally Posted by Indiana
"Today we should also make everything simple. Wherever we go and wherever we are, we have to be one with the other saints. In any place you should not separate yourself from other saints. As long as they are not divisive, you have to join them and be one with them. We may say that we are free, that we are not denominational, and that we are not sectarian, yet we are separated and would not come together as the one expression of the Body of Christ in this one city. This shows that we are wrong, and this is a real test to us, proving that we still have something that is not of the Lord. If we are really for the Lord and are absolutely of the Lord, we will come together in our locality as the one expression of the one Body of Christ. There is no reason and no right for anyone to keep his group separated from others. This is the test. (The Life and Way to Practice the Church Life,p.105-107)
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wow Wow WOW!!! Hoot there it is! My my my Thanks for that WL quote from 1963 - This is what was there originally with the early LC bros and what I now experience in Scottsdale today.
Now that I think about it, I can't recall anyone speaking a message here - in 20 years - regarding the so-called "ground of locality." As I think I said, the sign out front says "Scottsdale Church," but there is very little attention paid to that - the issue just doesn't come up! And because the issue never comes up, that never becomes a point of potential divisiveness. (It actually used to say "A meeting place for the Scottsdale Church," but a leading brother was inspired one night about 10 years ago to tear off everything accept "Scottsdale Church" . . . I'm not sure exactly why. Maybe he thought the extra words sounded a little divisive.)