There has to be legitamite leadership and accountability. There also has to be solid doctrinal foundation. Without some form of pastor or eldership and a statement of faith a house church could slip into the sloshy goop we see in charismatic fellowships where some believe this and some believe that...but they're all one big happy family and going to Heaven. bologna. lol
Statements like these caused me to seriously reconsider:
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I think the openness that comes with open study without having signed a contract of allegiance to a particular doctrinal stance could, in the grand scale, lead to more people being more open to more truth.
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