Agree with Dan that the concern here is practical. However, that very much leaves this in the land of asking for truth. @CourteousChristian could you edit this to inform us a bit about what would constitute an adequate answer? Asking "what does this mean" without providing a framework for interpretation is off topic here (this can be a set of doctrines or a denomination, or something else entirely if needs be).

@curiousdannii it's pretty typical for how this verbiage is used in the US.

Going to delete per the comment, cuz Flimzy is right, if you want to offer and EO view, feel free to edit and I'll undelete.