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Originally Posted by mizpeh
I would expect the body of Christ to be a 'tight' community.
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True but those who have corporate legalism rules define their standing with God tend to have a stronger community because it is a unique culture built around those particular rules and regulations.
Christians who do not engage in the extreme seperatism / dress code, etc tend to view their Christianity more as something to be lived out in their normal everyday lives where they interact with everybody.
In other words where I might go to a professional sports game or a college or high school sports game with neighborhood or work friends a traditional UPCer type would only involve himself in church activities confined for the most part to others in his closed culture / value system.