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Laren:
Were the carnal Corithians still in Babylon?  Seems the answer is yes.  So why did Paul keep going back to them, and keep in touch with them?  Seems he should have got the heck out of there, as he was out of Babylon.  Come out and never go back.

ertsky:
i fellowshipped in a denominational church for ten years and the doctrine there was extremely Babylonian

even though i was decieved and believed a lot of those lies i still got thrown out for questioning and refuting the bits i could see were wrong

another ten years after that i finally got set free from the Babylonian lies i had not shaken after all that time. (Thank You Lord!)

so God had me come out of Babylon a decade after i got thrown out of babylonian church so to speak.


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Paul wrote towards the end

2Ti 1:15  This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

in asia things were not all great as we read in Revelation

Rev 1:4  John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

we go on to read about

left first love
nicolaitans
balaam
jezebel
etc etc etc

(all of which is fulfilled in me also inwardly)

your post seems to be bucking the spiritual truth that the elect come out of Babylon

as in

Rev 12:13  And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

what exactly are you saying

that the church is not Babylon ?

certainly the fellowship i attended was harlot like in doctrine and practice in many many ways

i hasten to add

Rom 11:36 Because, of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things:—unto him, be the glory, unto the ages. Amen!
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shibboleth:
Could it be that Paul was preaching to the elect to come out of the Babylon church? Just as we, if given the  opportunity, talk to people  still in Babylon, Paul was probably trying to chide them into either leaving or repenting. Remember, the church was still young, and Paul had his work cut out for him trying to teach spiritual truths to carnal believers.

Laren:
The gospel of be conciliated to God is what we are to preach.  Why preach this to those out of Babylon, they already know this.  Through the foolishness of preaching, God will bring the chosen out of the called.

I'm not necessarily talking "church denomination, or church building", but it seems to me we are to come out of Babylon and never return (never go back to living by the law, self works,  confusion, we are to stay firm in our faith) and yet take this gospel to those in babylon as those God has chosen to come out, will do so by the foolishness of preaching.  

Does this make any sense?  Or am i way off base?  I thank many who preach be concilated to Christ.  I heard it, and my eyes were opened.  If noone preached it, i couldn't hear it.

chrissiela:
Laren,

As I see it not all are called to preach/teach, as Paul was:

1Co 12:28  And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

1Co 12:29  Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

1Co 12:30  Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

1Co 12:31  But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.[/list:u]

So I agree with you, in that there is still a need to have the gospel preached to the "lost"....


Chrissie

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