[Mrs. Don-o]

Well now, this is perplexing. The seven assemblies in Asia -- the ekklesia of Christ --- are in fact only individuals with no institutional characteristics, no offices, no clergy, no teachers (because the need no teachers, they are all taught by the indwelling Holy Spirit), nobody usurping the responsibility of the individual ---yet these assemblies could go so seriously wrong they are in danger of being lost altogether--- AND YET none of the individuals are in danger of being lost, because they have the "eternal security" of having been saved?

Some of these Seven Ekklesiae of Asia were in apostasy. How can an "ekklesia" go apostate, when it is not an institution at all, but an assembly of individual spirit-indwelt members, who are individually and securely saved by grace and by faith, no matter what they do??

(Or am I getting your beliefs mixed up with those of the Calvinists?)

[CynicalBear]

I’m not surprised that you jumbled that all up. If you can’t see that not all individuals within assemblies that meet are saved I don’t suppose any explanation will suffice. I’m sure with that “package deal” you seem to be holding the views of your pope Francis are your views as well? And Nancy Pelosi is equally as Catholic as you are?