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Originally Posted by North Jersey Baptist  Quote: |
No doubt it's the case that everybody identifies with a larger body. It's just completely inconsistent for an Independent to do so.
| Why? It would be inconsistent with an independent church if a larger body could exercise influence in doctrine or practice against the will of the local body. That local bodies of like-mind come together to further the work of the gospel and strengthen one another is in no way inconsistent. Would we call the 1689 LBC inconsistent with Baptist practice or theology? I suppose some would. |
I meant in the manner that the context was speaking of. In other words, "We Southern Baptists..." or "...this is not the Southern Baptist way..." is not consistent with independent ecclesiology.