Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
04-17-2017, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 44
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Re: It's a Sham
Thanks for the link, Terry. I went and added all of Don Rutledge's insider stories from that thread (several posts) to the excerpt thread for ease of access:
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Forum: Writings of Former Members
04-17-2017, 12:14 PM
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Forum: Early Lee - Later Lee
04-13-2017, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,282
Who Was The "Real" Witness Lee?
That's a question I found myself wondering yesterday. Four days ago I wrote this:
Obviously I've arrived at a rather strong opinion in the matter, but yesterday I was wondering just how bad he...
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Forum: Early Lee - Later Lee
04-12-2017, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,282
Re: WW2 and Lee's imprisonment
Was reading another thread, and Rutledge once again supplied the goods! This little curiosity of mine is now satisfied.
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Forum: Early Lee - Later Lee
04-12-2017, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,282
Re: WW2 and Lee's imprisonment
I didn't think to google it earlier, but doing so only yielded the LSM version (http://www.witnesslee.org/life-ministry.html) of the story:
So he was "closely following Nee's ministry" even though...
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Forum: Early Lee - Later Lee
04-12-2017, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,282
Who Was The "Real" Witness Lee?
I'd like to know more about Witness Lee's imprisonment by the Japanese during the later stages of World War 2.
I vaguely recall WL's own account from a video message years ago. There was some form...
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Forum: Early Lee - Later Lee
04-12-2017, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 42
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Re: James Barber - History of Witness Lee
I'm just now seeing this thread. I actually listened to Barber's message over the weekend (linked from another thread) while I was reading some threads here.
One item that really got my attention...
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Forum: Suggestions and Feedback
04-11-2017, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,365
Re: Expansion of Content
I've completed my research on this site (and am quite grateful for the abundance of useful information that has helped me a lot).
Here are links to the 2 threads I've created that could be a model...
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Forum: Writings of Former Members
04-11-2017, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Oh Lord, Where Do We Go From Here?
04-11-2017, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,242
Re: Helpful Insights from old posts
(note: this is my fusion of recent posts by aron and Ohio)
In the LC "love the ministry" overturned "love your neighbor." If your neighbor wasn't "for the ministry" you could throw him under the...
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Forum: Writings of Former Members
04-11-2017, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Writings of Former Members
04-11-2017, 05:01 PM
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Forum: Writings of Former Members
04-11-2017, 04:59 PM
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Forum: Writings of Former Members
04-11-2017, 04:56 PM
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Forum: Writings of Former Members
04-11-2017, 04:53 PM
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Forum: Writings of Former Members
04-11-2017, 04:51 PM
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
04-10-2017, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,848
Re: It's a Sham
And thanks aron for several informative posts that really drove the point home.
But thankfully you also provided some healthy contrast, like in #11:
Jesus repeatedly said that the safe position...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
04-10-2017, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,848
Re: It's a Sham
That's a good example about calling but not in a repetitious or even out loud manner. Similar to what I just posted about the nuance of "ministry" so too there can be different ways of what "calling...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
04-10-2017, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,848
Re: It's a Sham
Thanks for sharing about wrestling with these issues for 32 years. "The answers are both simple and complex" is a very helpful to hear.
And from your link I read the "Opening Words" document. I...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
04-10-2017, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,848
Re: It's a Sham
Thanks for your testimony. It's encouraging for me.
I'm not bitter about my LC history or anything in my past, and am grateful for a number of things. My faith situation is quite different from...
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Forum: Oh Lord, Where Do We Go From Here?
04-09-2017, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,242
Re: Helpful Insights from old posts
Deputy Authority
This is a key concept for a proper understanding of LC history and its leadership system.
http://localchurchdiscussions.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?t=630
The thread has the...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
04-09-2017, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 11,848
Re: It's a Sham
I came back for some more reading this weekend. There are many important facets to better understand the LC and our own experiences in it, and thankfully the documents and threads here provide a...
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Forum: Oh Lord, Where Do We Go From Here?
03-26-2017, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,242
Re: Helpful Insights from old posts
Where do we go from here?
http://localchurchdiscussions.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?p=4602
This is a very helpful discussion with much insight.
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Forum: Oh Lord, Where Do We Go From Here?
03-25-2017, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,242
Re: Helpful Insights from old posts
The following may be "controversial" (to quote myself) but it's quite helpful to me, addressing important items I was fuzzy about. These are two successive posts that I quote here verbatim.
Items...
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Forum: Oh Lord, Where Do We Go From Here?
03-25-2017, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,242
Re: Helpful Insights from old posts
http://localchurchdiscussions.com/vBulletin/showthread.php?t=5171
I link the entire thread because there are a number of good points in the first 30 or so posts (I didn't read much further).
Post...
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