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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
1. So let me get this straight. The church in Houston with 200 members is the church because only those 200 members are the real believers in Houston?
2. Or are you saying that these 200, as ambassadors of Christ, are representing all believers in Houston?
Let's assume it is 2 since #1 is so farcical as to be too easy to blow apart.
So, these 200 represent all believers in Houston, therefore they can meet as the church.
So then, how did they get this prestigious honor? Did all other believers give it to them? Did Jesus? Did they claim it for themselves?
Oh yeah, we are still in the LRC twilight zone, they claimed it for themselves. Can 100 claim it for themselves like the church in Austin? Yep.
How about 50 like the Church in College Station? Yep.
How about 25 like the church in Odessa? Yep.
Is there any minimum requirement for a church to have a certain number of members before they can claim the ground? Nope.
But, 2 or 3 can't because? Oh yeah, you have to have a Lord's table to be a church. Can 2 or 3 meet together into the name of Jesus and break bread in remembrance of His death and resurrection? Of course. So why can't they have a Lord's table?
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If the two or three have a lampstand, they can be the church. If they are 2 or 3 without a lampstand, they are not the church. We did not invent the idea that each biblical church has a lamp stand. That's what Jesus tells us in Revelation. You claim to adhere to the fellowship of the apostles, actually you are ignorant of these basic biblical observations. The fellowship of the apostles tells us that they ordained elders in each city church (Titus 1:5, Acts 14:23). If you don't believe that then you are not in fellowship with the apostles on this matter.