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<blockquote data-quote="BrownFlush" data-source="post: 4652974" data-attributes="member: 65823">The church is universal. The universal church is made up of local, independent, governing bodies all around the world. Exactly how it was in the first century.Each are set up according to the pattern of the NT. When a local body ceases to teach and practice and worship according to the doctrine of Christ, it can no longer&nbsp; be recognized as “ the church “that Christ bought with his blood. When Paul was being supported by churches to preach, he never received a check from the “Universal Church.” When he writes to local bodies of saints, there is no “headquarters “ or “main” body he appeals to, but to each congregation that are located in different cities.“But Peter lifted him up saying, “Stand up for I too am a man” - Acts 10:26&nbsp; Can you&nbsp; imagine a “pope” today saying that and refusing worship?“For there is one mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ.” — 1 Timothy 2:5 For me, that puts a hole in those confession booths.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrownFlush, post: 4652974, member: 65823"] The church is universal. The universal church is made up of local, independent, governing bodies all around the world. Exactly how it was in the first century.Each are set up according to the pattern of the NT. When a local body ceases to teach and practice and worship according to the doctrine of Christ, it can no longer be recognized as “ the church “that Christ bought with his blood. When Paul was being supported by churches to preach, he never received a check from the “Universal Church.” When he writes to local bodies of saints, there is no “headquarters “ or “main” body he appeals to, but to each congregation that are located in different cities. “But Peter lifted him up saying, “Stand up for I too am a man” - Acts 10:26 Can you imagine a “pope” today saying that and refusing worship? “For there is one mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ.” — 1 Timothy 2:5 For me, that puts a hole in those confession booths. [/QUOTE]

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