The ground on which the church should be built

[ZNPaaneah]

Originally Posted by OBW

It does not, despite ZNP's attempts to morph it in, insist upon oneness of the body.

That is a mischaracterization. I never "insist" on the oneness of the Body. That sounds more like "keeping the oneness of the Body".

What I have pointed out is that the Body is intended to be one. You cannot separate the finger from the hand and expect things to be fine. This same concept is portrayed in John 15 except the analogy is to a vine tree instead of the Body. It is also portrayed as amputation.

Now I understand that the way this expression is used by the Blendeds is the real issue. So the concept that a few people receive and then convey the "feeling of the Body" is what is not scriptural. There is no NT basis to follow the speaking of a few people who are short circuiting the Lord's speaking. However, it is scriptural. We saw false prophets do this all the time in the OT. Since this practice of usurping God's speaking to His people is recorded in the Bible it should therefore be considered "scriptural" even though it is clearly a condemned practice. Perhaps that is why you don't like the term.