The Church at ?(insert any town or city)

[Guest]

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Oh Brother!

For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2

Do I Ever Love Brother Saul

[Fez]

One church per city could be very...um....lucrative for certain people...

[sdktlk]

One church per city could be very...um....lucrative for certain people...

Denominationalism will remain until the manifestation of the "son of Man." If we as followers of Christ sit under "teachers" who do not understand, neither have passed through "the Cross of Christ" then comes to pass what is written, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me." (Hos 4:6) We are instructed of the Lord to "beware of false prophets," (Mat 7:15) whether they are individuals or collectives. And if we are incapable of eating "strong meat" because we have not had our senses exercised to discern both good and evil (Heb 5:14) then we will find ourselves being of those who have been deceived.

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if possible, they shall deceive the very elect." (Mat 24:24)

One other bit of information that this verse from Matthew points to is that these one's, these individual and collective false Christs and false prophets, will arise after what has been called by much of the Church today "The Great Tribulation." And, it says that after this period these entities shall "if possible, they shall deceive the very elect." Seems like a great deal of deception is going on already...

[nebula]

sdktlk -

What congregation do you belong to? What is your pastor like?

Or are you a "lone ranger" Christian?

[sdktlk]

sdktlk -

What congregation do you belong to? What is your pastor like?

Or are you a "lone ranger" Christian?

Neb, I will ask you also this one thing ... Martin Luther, in 1517 A.D., was that of God or of man?

[Guest Butero]

A long time back, I was having a discussion with Davidfromnewburn, now DavidfromNC. I was telling him about an idea I had for one church per city. In my scenerio, you would have one huge building with more than one sanctuary. Each service would be tailor made for the congregation. You could have a contemporary service in one, and a traditional service in another. You could have one come as you are service, and one formal service. You could have one service that promotes OSAS (perseverance of the Saints), and one that teaches you must live right to remain saved. In other words, you would have a mega church in each city, but you would have options. You would have numerous Pastors, and as such, you could have services going on virtually all the time, seven days a week, using the various sanctuaries. Why do this?

For one thing, instead of churches on virtually every street corner, you would have one large church per city. Next, you would have a way of bringing about unity, in that everyone would belong to the same church. No, you wouldn't have everyone worshipping together, but you will never have that. One person wants one type of service, and another person will only go to their style of worship. There will never be one size fits all. You would at least have a recognition that all that belong to this church are Christians.

I am sure there are draw backs to this plan, but as I was telling David, when I am out mowing the lawn, I have all kinds of thoughts going through my head, and this was one of them.

[Seriousseeker]

Hello Everyone,

I was doing some reading last night and came across a "teaching" that there should only be one "church" in a town or city. I suppose, in the same way the letters were addressed to various churches...at Rome, at Collose, etc etc. One of the reasons given that this is how it should be was because of denominational differences...a division in the Body of Christ. Personally, I find this very intriguing, worth a bit more reading and studying.

I'm curious if anyone else has heard of this teaching and if so, would care to share their thoughts about it.

Thank you,

God bless,

Randal

Yes, I am associated with a universal fellowship in the world that is non-sectarian and seeks unity to express the "one body in Christ" in the scriptural way. It has been going forward since the revival of church truth in the early 1800's. If Christians would set aside their denoms. and yield to the Word there would only be one assembly in a local geographical place. The only separation between Christian assemblies should be geography, not doctrines or personal preferences. The church (bride of Christ) will all together in Heaven, and should even now. You can PM me if you would like to discuss this further. Look up!

- Seriousseeker

[Fez]

A long time back, I was having a discussion with Davidfromnewburn, now DavidfromNC. I was telling him about an idea I had for one church per city. In my scenerio, you would have one huge building with more than one sanctuary. Each service would be tailor made for the congregation. You could have a contemporary service in one, and a traditional service in another. You could have one come as you are service, and one formal service. You could have one service that promotes OSAS (perseverance of the Saints), and one that teaches you must live right to remain saved. In other words, you would have a mega church in each city, but you would have options. You would have numerous Pastors, and as such, you could have services going on virtually all the time, seven days a week, using the various sanctuaries. Why do this?

For one thing, instead of churches on virtually every street corner, you would have one large church per city. Next, you would have a way of bringing about unity, in that everyone would belong to the same church. No, you wouldn't have everyone worshipping together, but you will never have that. One person wants one type of service, and another person will only go to their style of worship. There will never be one size fits all. You would at least have a recognition that all that belong to this church are Christians.

I am sure there are draw backs to this plan, but as I was telling David, when I am out mowing the lawn, I have all kinds of thoughts going through my head, and this was one of them.

Now you got me thinking......

[Guest Butero]

Hello Everyone,

I was doing some reading last night and came across a "teaching" that there should only be one "church" in a town or city. I suppose, in the same way the letters were addressed to various churches...at Rome, at Collose, etc etc. One of the reasons given that this is how it should be was because of denominational differences...a division in the Body of Christ. Personally, I find this very intriguing, worth a bit more reading and studying.

I'm curious if anyone else has heard of this teaching and if so, would care to share their thoughts about it.

Thank you,

God bless,

Randal

Yes, I am associated with a universal fellowship in the world that is non-sectarian and seeks unity to express the "one body in Christ" in the scriptural way. It has been going forward since the revival of church truth in the early 1800's. If Christians would set aside their denoms. and yield to the Word there would only be one assembly in a local geographical place. The only separation between Christian assemblies should be geography, not doctrines or personal preferences. The church (bride of Christ) will all together in Heaven, and should even now. You can PM me if you would like to discuss this further. Look up!

- Seriousseeker

That is a good objective to have Seriousseeker, but I don't see how that will ever occur? I think the divisions go further than denominational allegances. That may be part of the problem, but look at how everyone interprets scripture differently. Look at how we view worship. How in the world will we be able to reconcile the differences and come together in complete unity? I am interested in knowing how you expect this to be achieved before Jesus returns? I don't see any need to talk in pms. What church do you belong to?

[nebula]

sdktlk -

What congregation do you belong to? What is your pastor like?

Or are you a "lone ranger" Christian?

Neb, I will ask you also this one thing ... Martin Luther, in 1517 A.D., was that of God or of man?

Are you Roman Catholic?