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Originally Posted by Drake
OBW"You are straining at the analogy while missing the point. Paul used the analogy of a body with constituent parts (hand, foot, head, eyes, etc.) to demonstrate that we need each other. When you argue that it does not apply to groups of Christians relative to other groups of Christians is to insist that it may not be OK to belittle or dismiss a single member, but doing it wholesale to an entire group is OK."
but, but, but OBW,
It is not the local churches that divide the christians.... it is the denominations that in practice own they do not need EACH OTHER!
Drake
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Drake, Drake, Drake,
Can't you, for just one second, remember your own sordid history as you lecture others on the body of Christ, and the needing of other believers?
When the Lee family got caught up in scandal after scandal, from Taipei payoffs to Daystar Motorhomes to molesting the volunteer sisters, did LSM ever get quarantined? Yet LSM so easily cut off whole regions of churches over frivolous meany details like playing drums, writing books, and preferring clean sheets. The Corinthian believers may have lost sight that they needed every finger and toe, but your leadership at LSM was willing to perform hari kari and spill out all the guts from their own "body" at that farcical Whistler kangaroo court.
By what authority can you judge whole denominations for their names? Take a step back and consider the attitude of your own leaders. Your own leadership in Anaheim has
proven over and over that "in practice" you don't need any one else, except, of course, good lawyers and "cooperative" judges.