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Originally Posted by Evangelical
I don't believe that Paul in 1 Cor 11:18-20 meant that any group of Christians who can get along with each other can meet together hold the Lord's Table, claim to be without division and satisfy 1 Cor 11:18-20. Because I see the principle of locality, I see that the only non-divisive Lord's Table which satisfies 1 Cor 11:18-20 must be one which is based on the locality. 1 Corinthians 11:20 indicates this when it says "when you come together in one place", other versions say "gather together in the same place". There is nothing said about gathering together because of any other reason than being in the same one place. A true divided communion then according to 1 Cor 11:18-20, must be one which is a gathering together because of a reason other than being in the same one place, such as "I am a Pharisee" or "I am a Sadducee". The communion of denominations, including Baptist, therefore, must be a communion based on faction "I am a Baptist, I am a Catholic", just as Judaism was divided into factions.
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Three questions (hopefully answer with a yes or no):
1. If I take the table with some believers not meeting on the ground of oneness (one church one city), am I promoting division?
2. If the "Scottsdale Church" (legal name "The Church in Scottsdale") has the Lord's table and I partake, am I promoting the oneness of the body?
3. If someone takes the table at "The Church in Columbus," but they usually meet at a denomination, are they promoting oneness?