A Word of Love

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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

Who does "we" refer to?

As to the teaching of "one church one city" by WN I can tell you that what I first came to believe is not that much different from what I now believe. ... I believe that just like Jesus prayed that "we would all be one" so also, it is important for the Body of Christ to be one.

The confusion comes when this "teaching" is used as a cornerstone for the most divisive teaching of all. But just because I reject the use of this teaching for building your own little division doesn't mean I reject what I first believed in the above paragraph. Just like "Jesus Christ Superstar" doesn't make me reject Jesus just because I don't like someone else's portrayal of Him.

I agree. Good post! I sort of thought OBW was referring to the congregation he meets with when he kept referring to 'we' because in every church service I've attended and even in the small prayer group meeting I attend, the pastors encourage the congregants to invite people to 'church'...their church. In my prayer group, I hear people talk about inviting people to come to their church.

I believe the verses where Paul told us to "examine ourselves" when taking the Lord's table, that being divisive, or sectarian are some of the fleshly sins he told us to avoid.

Now this is a subject matter, I honestly don't have a handle on (anymore). The Lord's Table was very unique to the LC. It was one of my favorite meetings. I think it was one of the meetings we all felt the strong Presence of the Lord.

But since leaving the LC, attending various congregations, the Lord's Table is not practiced in the same manner we did. Most congregations do not use the phrase the Lord's Table. They use the word Communion..which is fine. Most have communion once a month...except for the RCC which has communion all the time !

I have various teachings on communion and they're really good ! But I can't seem to keep staying in the habit of having daily communion at home. I start and stop.

This topic of the Lord's Table or Communion should probably be the start of a new thread.