Women's Role

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by OBW

You example of an unmarried couple living together is a classic example.

For example, if we are talking about a couple that is openly living together but wanting to be fully accepted into the fellowship.

And there will be assemblies that are more on the side of accepting believers in more cases despite "certain" sins than other assemblies.

Where is the line for exclusion?

In my LC's, we attempted to practice both inclusion and exclusion.

We would allow most anyone to meet with us if they desired. That would include behaving drunks and gays.

If there was some open sin, like living together without the marriage commitment, we would ask them not to partake the bread and wine at the Lord's Supper. We would also fellowship with them the importance of marriage.

Occasionally, we had some unruly ones, and they were "marked out" by the elders asking them not to speak in the meetings.