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>> “ How can consensus exist among the invisible?” <<
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That question is deception!
The invisible Assembly of Yeshua neither needs, nor has any “canon” of scripture.
Corporations of men do strive to control what can be called “The Word of God” without his consent.
When Mac says “the church,” he means obviously the spiritually deprived nicolaitans that foolishly try to rule over the Assembly.
The Assembly needs, and has, only the Holy Spirit to guide them. When they read NT writings, they compare them to the established word of God that survived through the centuries in the form of the Hebrew scriptures, later translated into other languages, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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I am obviously interested in what "Mac" has to say and to explore the ramifications with those who give him credence. I have no interest in your rabbit trails.