The Ground Of The Church

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Igzy said:

To my mind, any genuine church must receive all believers, otherwise they are a sect. Almost all Christian groups realize and practice this now. They receive all believers. So at least part of what you are envisioning is already in place.

This is so true. Sunday we observed the Lord’s table. It was clearly stated before we began that it was not the table of IBC, but that all born again believers were welcome.

Toledo said:

In 1969 in Columbus, Ohio, Reverend S.A. Luke of the Frebis Avenue Church of God told me that this is the age of denominations, and that the Lord is blessing His people in the denominations. Sorry, I didn't buy it then and I don't buy it now.

Of course the Lord's presence is there in the denominations -- He promised that wherever two or three are gathered together, He'd be in the midst.

But just because the Bible says: "If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there," doesn't mean that hell is a good place to meet...

You were correct to say that this is not the age of denominations. But it is also not the age of some other subset of the church, such as the church according to cities, or other narrow definition. It is the age of the church. And as Igzy pointed out, it is Christ who will build the church. We are to pursue the things of peace, and things that build one another.