Forum: Apologetic discussions
05-06-2015, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 72,150
Re: Good vs. Lee's Trees
Some of these men have spoken openly about what they will "say to Brother Lee" when they "see him again," in that day. That is not an act. They feel, in their hearts, that they owe this man an...
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
05-06-2015, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 10,842
Re: To my friends in Alternative Views
From where I stand, the biggest problems with the "Lord's Recovery" (or whatever we, or they, choose to call it today) or less religious than they are social, or relationship-related.
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
05-06-2015, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 10,842
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Forum: Writings and Concerns of Steve Isitt
03-09-2015, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 488
Views: 337,710
Re: Subtle Issues of Right and Wrong
Cover-ups are very much a part of the culture of the Lord's Recovery. Even if the leaders were to make some kind of thorough public confession as you are calling for, Indiana, I would still wonder if...
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Forum: Writings and Concerns of Steve Isitt
02-26-2015, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 488
Views: 337,710
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Forum: Orthopraxy - Christian Practice
02-18-2015, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 31,217
Re: Against the LC Practice of Prophesying
But profitable for what? We weren't building up something of God, we were building up Witness Lee's personal empire. Which is now the Blended Brothers' personal empire. Which was supposed to have...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-18-2015, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,439
Re: Feeling stuck.
Dear Unregistered,
Your sharing is encouraging. I believe you are lucky that you have only been involved with them for six months, and I wish you strength and peace as you find your way over the...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-18-2015, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 20,223
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-18-2015, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 20,223
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Forum: Apologetic discussions
02-18-2015, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 315,212
Re: The Asian mind and the Western mind
Because the Middle Kingdom is in the middle of the Chinese map. Just as North America is at the top of the North American map. "Ethnocentrism," I believe the textbooks call it -- and we can fill in...
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Forum: Apologetic discussions
02-17-2015, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 315,212
Re: An interesting web site.
Thanks for the link, aron. The article touches on relevant topics. It may be difficult to overstate how much of a role these cross-cultural misunderstandings and blind spots play/ed into the recovery...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-17-2015, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 20,223
Re: Waking Up
This discussion really hits the nail on the head for me. Reestablishing balance after participating in this kind of organization does take time. It takes a few years. But it does happen sooner or...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-10-2015, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 20,223
Re: Hypocrisy of men
Yeah, I remember telling someone, "If he wants to say something to me, he can say it to my face."
The response was just a smile, because of course that was not going to happen. Indirect/proxy...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-09-2015, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 598,665
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Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century
02-04-2015, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 17,947
Re: Taking the Ground
Absolutely not. They're not "standing on the ground" until they're given the green light by the representatives of the Apostle of the Age, even if they're thousands of miles away. And these...
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Forum: Writings and Concerns of Steve Isitt
02-04-2015, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 488
Views: 337,710
Re: Sacrafice and Sail On - Book by Philip Lin
Yes. And it's attitudes like these, which I also used to share, that give rise to this question: Who is really being worshiped? Who, exactly, are they really afraid of, when they fear to worship...
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Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century
02-04-2015, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 17,947
Re: Taking the Ground
And when they increase, they create districts, "Hall 1," "Hall 2," and so forth. (Of course, this is very, very different from names like "First Baptist Church" and "Second Baptist Church"!)
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Forum: Orthopraxy - Christian Practice
02-04-2015, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,692
Re: Covenant
I used to wonder why so many elders' wives seem to keep a distance from local church activities. Even now, I'm not really sure I understand the dynamic at play there...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-03-2015, 10:19 PM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 598,665
Re: How Much To Throw Out?
So Lee was either denying that he was the MOTA, or (the ultimate hubris), claiming to not only be the MOTA, but to be the last one -- the ultimate link on the chain...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-02-2015, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 598,665
Re: How Much To Throw Out?
So my understanding would be something along these lines --
When Witness Lee was saying that "the age of spiritual giants is over," he was essentially denying that he himself had any such position...
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Forum: Alternative Views - Click Here to Start New Thread
02-02-2015, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,197
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Forum: Writings and Concerns of Steve Isitt
02-02-2015, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 488
Views: 337,710
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-02-2015, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 598,665
Re: How Much To Throw Out?
When people sell out their consciences in the way that sometimes happens in the Recovery, it makes one wonder what, or who, exactly, is being worshiped...O who has bewitched you?..:rollingeyesfrown:
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-02-2015, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 598,665
Re: How Much To Throw Out?
"The age of spiritual giants is over." Did Witness Lee say this himself? That would be hubris indeed...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
02-02-2015, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 598,665
Re: How Much To Throw Out?
As others have pointed out before, and I've mentioned it recently, certain LSM leaders sometimes speak about "what they will say" when they "see Witness Lee again." I think there's a kind of fear...
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