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Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century 12-26-2023, 08:13 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 6,514
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: What's going on in OKC?

Please be careful with reading this. I had to stop and continue multiple times through because of how difficult and disturbing it is. Words cannot explain. Trigger warnings include but are not...
Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching 08-14-2023, 12:47 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 297
Posted By alwayscurious
parts of man (concentric circles)

I read a while back either on this forum or on the Facebook group about how the 3 concentric circles (body, soul, spirit) originated from Jesse Penn-Lewis in one of her books/writings. Does anyone...
Forum: Introductions and Testimonies 08-12-2023, 12:23 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,169
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: TheStarswillFall Testimony

What a perfect encapsulation and a perfect illustration that points out my greatest and deepest grievances in the LC.
Forum: Introductions and Testimonies 08-07-2023, 04:25 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,169
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: TheStarswillFall Testimony

Hi TheStarswillFall,

Thanks for your testimony. I have to ask, do you still happen to have that letter you wrote the leading brothers, and perhaps even a copy (email, letter, etc) of their...
Forum: Christian Movements/Ministries 08-06-2023, 10:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 973
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Witness Lee vs Baptists

Thanks Trapped for the helpful reply. It means a lot knowing others have gone through this in their own journey.

Do you happen to have any type of relationships with ones who are still in the LC?...
Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It! 08-06-2023, 10:43 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 6,905
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: 1000 Years Discipline

Is there any footage (or even audio) of this? Would like to see it, perhaps even the entire message if it's available...
Forum: Introductions and Testimonies 08-05-2023, 03:36 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,317
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Just left The Local Church

That's a bar right there. Couldn't be more true. As a church kid and in the process of leaving right now, this one echoed.
Forum: Christian Movements/Ministries 07-29-2023, 12:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 973
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Witness Lee vs Baptists

Thank you all for the responses. It'll be quite a future trying to break down a lifetime of being told one thing, when in fact, it was mostly never true to begin with.
Forum: Christian Movements/Ministries 07-26-2023, 01:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 973
Posted By alwayscurious
Witness Lee vs Baptists

How does Witness Lee differ from other Baptists? (aside from the well-known yet strangely vague and non-concrete ideas/beliefs about the "economy" of God and the ground of "oneness" as Lee and the LC...
Forum: Various Living Stream Ministry Publications 01-05-2023, 05:02 PM
Replies: 458
Views: 62,185
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Quote From Today's Watchman/Witness Wednesday

A simple google search led me to this https://lifehopeandtruth.com/change/christian-conversion/christ-in-us/.
Seems like Brother Lee is a bit wrong on this matter, many actually do teach the Christ...
Forum: Introductions and Testimonies 01-02-2023, 04:06 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,794
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Finally Writing About My Years in the Recovery

Not yet, will definitely bring it up in the near future though.
Forum: Introductions and Testimonies 01-01-2023, 04:07 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,794
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Finally Writing About My Years in the Recovery

Going through this right now as I'm well into my college years and am still in the LC physically but checked out of it mentally. Met a really nice girl who's a Christian (not in LC fortunately, seems...
Forum: Introductions and Testimonies 12-29-2022, 08:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 891
Posted By alwayscurious
Mind-blown.

I had a conversation recently with two of my closest friends (we're all in college, raised in the LC, I'm on my way out but still struggling very much with all this). I asked them, if the Creator of...
Forum: Introductions and Testimonies 07-05-2022, 03:43 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 6,552
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: What is the point of control? What do they want?

What was your friend's "AHA" moment?
Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It! 05-13-2021, 01:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 324
Posted By alwayscurious
What Is Our Personal Purpose In Life?

So growing up I've always heard about God's eternal purpose, etc, etc.... But never, not once in the LC have I heard about what God wants to do in our life, it's only outside of the LC that I've been...
Forum: Orthodoxy - Christian Teaching 04-11-2021, 10:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 537
Posted By alwayscurious
What Is The Human Spirit?

I saw this link and it seems to have answered a lot of my questions, maybe it might be helpful to someone here. What Witness Lee had said through the years seems to be true since it is also presented...
Forum: Christian Movements/Ministries 04-11-2021, 01:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 867
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Alternatives to Local Church Type of Gatherings and Essence?

I'm a church kid, born and raised so the LC is all I have known all my life. I'm in college now and having this past year in near solitude (LOL) due to COVID, I've had a lot of time to think about...
Forum: Glorious Church Life! 04-11-2021, 12:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,065
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: The 1987 High School Training In Irving 8-17-87

What are they burning at 00:47??????
Forum: Christian Movements/Ministries 04-05-2021, 05:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 867
Posted By alwayscurious
Alternatives to Local Church Type of Gatherings and Essence?

Are there any other alternatives to the LC type of gatherings/essence? I'm basically asking if there's a similar type of meeting style, home meetings, YP meetings, conferences, just without all the...
Forum: Spiritual Abuse Titles 03-10-2021, 01:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,984
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Deceiving and Self-Serving Terms

On the shepherding words website, there's a pdf that says the following, quoting witness lee first:

"We have to see that in every age, God gives only one vision to man. In Adam is seen God's...
Forum: Apologetic discussions 03-08-2021, 10:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 314
Posted By alwayscurious
Free Will in the Day to Day Life of a Christian

What does free will look like in the day to day life of a normal Christian? I have been feeling under attack in my mind as of late relating to this matter. I don't really know how to explain this as...
Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It! 02-21-2021, 10:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,138
Posted By alwayscurious
Regarding Fornication/Spiritual Birthright

So as a college student I've made some stupid decisions and was wondering what the Bible really says about fornication as it relates to our 'spiritual birthright'. What happens when someone...
Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century 02-14-2021, 08:37 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 29,241
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Current status of the Local Church?

I know I'm replying to this a couple of years late but yes, this was always my question when I went to other saints' home. Not that this is a bad thing per-say, but I always did feel a bit "weirded...
Forum: Apologetic discussions 01-26-2021, 12:14 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,688
Posted By alwayscurious
Re: Self-control vs. Lee's Economy

I wanted to look this up really quickly and searched for "self control, witness lee" on google and it led me to Our Urgent Need - Spirit and Life by Witness Lee. It seems like he did address this....
Forum: Introductions and Testimonies 01-25-2021, 10:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,381
Posted By alwayscurious
For those who chose to stay

For those who chose to stay in the recovery in spite of knowing that not all of what is in the ministry is "good" and in spite of recognizing many of the "traditions" and ways of living may be...
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