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2017-12-24 – Congregational Autonomy

Congregational Autonomy Each local congregation in the New Testament was autonomous. This term is derived from two Greek words: auto meaning “self” and nomos meaning “law.” Therefore, autonomous means “self-law, self-rule or self-governing. According to Random House Dictionary it means “independence…, the right of self-government…, a self governing community.” Each Read more…