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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
Talking about the idea itself, not what all was necessarily associated with it through WN & WL. For instance, in the Kingdom, will there be any names the Lord's people will be known by other than Christ and perhaps the area they would be living in? Will there be any other distinctions other than area or locality? Or will the Lord's people continue to call themselves by other names - Baptist, Methodist, LCer, non-denominational, etc.?
In other words, in the kingdom would the Lord say to someone, "Go and fellowship with my dear Presbyterian saints in Boston," or would He just refer to "My dear saints in Boston?"
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In the Kingdom (as coming and not what is here now) there will be no cause for names other than those by which we are individually known.
In this pre-NJ part of the Kingdom, getting caught-up in the names is to major in minors. There is no "biblical mandate" for designations. Surely there is evidence of discord in the fact that we do not all see eye-to-eye on everything, but it has been noted many times over the years that we are one in Christ, not in doctrines, practices, or traditions. And it seems that the ones that specialize the most in getting the doctrines, practices, and traditions "right" are the ones that ignore the oneness in Christ the most.