The Ground Of The Church

Cal · 10-30-2008, 10:22 AM

Ohio,

Maybe. But my theory is that any inkling of legality over the one-church-one-city is the camel's nose under the tent. As soon as you in any way start to insist on it, you are destined to assume an attitude of intolerance.

While I believe Nee's heart was in the right place (for whatever that's worth), I also believe that the whole teaching of one-church-one-city is destined to produce division, no matter how benign it starts out.

Why? Because is so darn cut and dried. Either your in the "one church" or you are not. And if you are not, you are dead wrong to those who are in it. Even though they have neglected to remember that they have no way of knowing for sure whether the group they are in is indeed the one church, or that their elders lead that one church.

In other words, the idea doesn't work.

10-30-2008, 10:22 AM	#10
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	Re: Food For Thought Regarding The Ground Of The Church Ohio, Maybe. But my theory is that any inkling of legality over the one-church-one-city is the camel's nose under the tent. As soon as you in any way start to insist on it, you are destined to assume an attitude of intolerance. While I believe Nee's heart was in the right place (for whatever that's worth), I also believe that the whole teaching of one-church-one-city is destined to produce division, no matter how benign it starts out. Why? Because is so darn cut and dried. Either your in the "one church" or you are not. And if you are not, you are dead wrong to those who are in it. Even though they have neglected to remember that they have no way of knowing for sure whether the group they are in is indeed the one church, or that their elders lead that one church. In other words, the idea doesn't work.