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Direct Answer The transcript suggests Barnabas challenges the idea that a Christian can safely self-direct without the church, as though already “finally justified.” “Coming together…to make inquiry” means deliberate, shared spiritual discernment with other believers about what strengthens obedience and “spiritual welfare.”

Support from Transcript:

• Barnabas: “Do not live a solitary life by separating yourself from your brethren, as if you were already finally justified.”
• Instead: “By coming together in one place, make inquiry among all as to what will benefit your spiritual welfare.”
• The warning targets being “wise in [our] own eyes,” quoting: “Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes.”
• Barnabas connects spiritual-mindedness with concrete obedience: “Let us meditate upon the fear of God, and let us keep His commandments.”
• The goal is communal strengthening toward holiness: “Let us be a perfect temple to God.”