PART 3 of 6 – In the third of a series of 6 messages on “Questions about the assembly”, Tom Bentley (1924-2011) answers the question, “Is the local assembly autonomous?” The opposite of autonomy is confederation; which is what sadly can be seen in various parts of the world as assemblies centralise to form confederacies and denominations. Mr Bentley ably teaches the vital principle of autonomy under 3 headings: the truth of, the tests of, and the testimony of autonomy. Readings: 2 Cor 8:1-5, Gal 1:1-4, 2 Thess 1:3-5, Rev 1:10-11, 2:1 (Message preached in Whitehouse Gospel Hall, Northern Ireland, in Aug 1989)
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