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House Church (Again)!

Forum: Theological Expressions
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House Church (again!) (Christopher Yip)
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Clarifications (RTC)
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The NT Model is not Normative, Not Meant to be. (Christopher Yip)
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Not normative? On what basis? (RTC)
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And Normative on What Basis? (Christopher Yip)
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On basis that such was NT practices everywhere in first 300 years (RTC)
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Is that therefore biblical? (Christopher Yip)
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Yes it is (RTC)
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Holds no water (passerby)
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You use wrong cup (RTC)
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pick up the same dictionary and please enlighten us what it says about Church(n/t)
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Church is building for Christian worship (RTC)
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Hee...Hee...Can't you even see the obvious contradictions to your arguments???(n/t)
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Hi Anon,
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biblical?
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Let's see if you pass the biblical test (RTC)
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Easton Bible Dictionary says...
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Thayer's Greek Definition of Ekklesia (Christopher Yip)
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Still got more (RTC)
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Not Much Point in going further ... (Christopher Yip)
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The same point (RTC)
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OK, One Last Shot (Christopher Yip)
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Missed by a long shot? (RTC)
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Perhaps it'sYou? Food for thought. (Christopher Yip)
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More food on the table (RTC)
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Your Food is Giving Me Indigestion :-)) (Christopher Yip)
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That's because you are not chewing! (RTC)
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Nope. It's Because Your Food Is Indigestible - Too Much Imagination. Will Stick With The Bible. (Christopher Yip)
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If you really stick to Bible, you won't get the IC today! (RTC)
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We stuck with the Bible and we got BOTH the IC and HC! (Christopher Yip)
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Only by twisting and turning, not by sound exegesis! (RTC)
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Here's Yet Another One of Your Blind Spots! (Christopher Yip)
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That spot already cleared, the blind spot is in your position (RTC)
Date: 2001, Jun 19
From: PARROT

Dear RTC, Some clarifications needed:
1. Is meeting in a place other than homes against the NT model?
2. Is employing full time pastors against the NT model?
3. Is partaking the Lord's supper apart from a full meal against the NT model?
4. Is having a headquarter church (like say the Methodists) plus branches against the NT model?
5. Is the Sunday Service liturgy and order in churches against the NT model?
6. Is collecting offering to maintain the meeting place against the NT model?
I'll give my answers too. My answer to all is no because the bible neither forbids nor promulgates any of these. What the bible says is that that is what the early disciples did but it doesn't say that is what Christians of all ages must do. It's really a matter of prudence and expediency. As you pointed out, the public churches were permitted and built after Constantine but there is another reason also. These were to guard against heresies. Schismatics were always suspect during those days and the canon of Scripture was still in flux although it is forming.
Today we have the sure Word of God and so perhaps this is why the cell group works so well. It's all part of the evolution of the church.
PARROT