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Originally Posted by Paul Miletus
Normally, in my practice and understanding, if a brother in my locality (e.g. Tokyo) is with a "denomination" I am considering that brother a member of the Body of Christ and belongs to the "church in Tokyo" though this brother will confess that he belongs to "XYZ International Fellowship Ministry" (a denominational name).
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Paul, you are trying to be simple, but you are still adding divisive things. Let me try to make it simpler. You are walking down the street in Tokyo. You meet a man and begin conversing. At some point you mention your faith in Christ. The man either responds by saying, "Yes, I also believe in Jesus" or "No, I do not". He is either a believer, like you, or he is not.
Now, suppose he is in fact a believer, like you. Praise the Lord! Wonderful, right? No, sorry, he has to "leave" the denomination and meet with you on the "ground" to be in "fellowship"....this is an addition, and is divisive. Whatever name you put on it is irrelevant. Window dressings won't save your construction.