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Originally Posted by Jo S
byHisMercy has a good point, StG. My question is; why even focus energy on this ideal? It's not a concept that's explicitly commanded of us to fulfill in scripture but rather the condition of early church fellowship was simply an acknowledgement of the reality in Paul's time. It's not that way anymore, denominations are here to stay.
Will perfecting a concept change the hearts of men? Just as byHisMercy suggested, we need to focus on the purity of our faith in Jesus individually first then maybe one day we'll be witnesses of the perfected OCOC vision in glory. Taking a bottom-up approach will only serve as a yoke and a distraction for believers.
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Nope. Don't read anything into it other than what the question starting this thread out states - that's all I'm asking about. No man-made anything.