The Bible record describes God leading people into and out of things

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Originally Posted by Evangelical

From Paul's writings we know a few things. Paul did not like them saying that they follow him, Apollos, or Christ.

This is a way to understand the passage. But it is not "the way" to understand it. The problem wasn't what teacher(s) they mainly listened to. It was that they were dividing over which teachers to listen to. So the claim of being "of" anyone, including Christ, was not a positive comment about liking a particular teacher. It was a declaration of why they were dividing from others who followed other teachers.

In this context, being "or Christ" was not a common declaration that should apply to all believers, but was a claim that their reason for dividing was better than anyone else's. Simply declaring themselves to be "of Corinth" would not have cleared-up the mess. While their rhetoric would have changed, the underlying division would remain.

The LRC does not actually drop all "concepts" to be simply one with others. Instead, they wrap their preferences in a different kind of name and declare that it cures their division.

And since the others are not nearly as divided as you seem to think, it would appear that the LRC is more divided from the rest of Christianity than most of that myriad of groups with different names are from each other. It is a sad commentary that the group that declares itself to be, by definition, one with all believers is actually more divided from all of them than almost any of them are from each other.

And despite all the apparent disagreement here, we have less reason to reject you than you do to reject everyone else. And you probably agree with me and are proud of it. I stand as one with all believers without the need for them to come to my assembly and listen to the ministry of the dead man I follow. And I am not opposed to meeting with any of them. I choose where I meet as a preference, not as stand against the others. You are the one that intentionally refuses to meet with others unless they come to you.

Layering a tale about Mrs. Smith into the mix does not make your group superior. If that metaphor actually was relevant, then your group is claiming the name of a city, not of its husband, Christ.

Go pray-read that for a while and see what kind of spin you can put on it.