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Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea
Then are we to assume their was only one pastor in Laodicea, Ephesus, Phildelphia etc??? ... I have to believe their were multiple congregations in these large cities ...
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The bible speaks of only one church in each city. I also believe they were run by multple elders with various ministerial gifts. for example the
Acts 13:1
13:1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
KJV
The Church at antioch had prophetS and teacherS. Not the prophet or the teacher.
It's clear they had a different structure and what took place in services.
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