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Who is church meant for?

Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by SaggyWoman, Nov 30, 2007.

  1. Alex Quackenbush

    Alex Quackenbush New Member

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    This I believe does reflect proper Ecclesiology.


    I believe the flaw here is attempting to use an incomplete historical record to initiate or qualify doctrine.

    The Bible, as you certainly know, is not a record of every single event of every single church at all times in all places in the apostolic era or post-apostolic era.

    An example of this historical flaw method would be someone stating that "not a single incident of Jesus having a bowel movement is recorded in the Bible", so therefore it never happened.

    Simply because something isn't recorded it cannot be the determination of what did or did not happen on the whole or what is or isn't allowed. You only know the very limited historical record of those who attended assemblies of believers and frankly no discriminating census of the population of the church service is really given anywhere.

    While I do AGREE with you that the assembly of believers is for the edification of believers, it does not require or afford us the opportunity, just because of an extremely limited sketch in the Bible of a tiny portion of church services in the apostolic era, to conclude that the setting cannot be used at some point for the communication of the gospel for the unsaved that are present.
     
  2. Bro. James

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    God does not dwell in temples made with hands--the Church has no walls.

    Where ever two or three of ye are gathered together in My Name, there Am I in the midst--no ex cathedral.

    Unto Him be glory in The Church, through Christ Jesus throughout all ages--uninerrupted line of The Faith, once for all delivered to the Saints.

    Selah,

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    God does not dwell in temples made with hands--the Church has no walls.

    Where ever two or three of ye are gathered together in My Name, there Am I in the midst--no ex cathedral.

    Unto Him be glory in The Church, through Christ Jesus throughout all ages--uninterrupted line of The Faith, once for all delivered to the Saints.

    What is in your wallet?

    Selah,

    Bro. James
     
  4. Joe

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    That makes sense
     
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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
     
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    training in how to be saved? Why preach the need of salvation in church if it is only for believers?
     
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