[TLFisher]

Several things are for sure bar none, The Lord’s Recovery is a denomination and a sect:
A. Denominated due to their fellowship being based on the ministry of Witness Lee and to a lesser extent Watchman Nee. It’s no different from Baptists from SBC churches who take Lifeway Christian Resources as their basis for fellowship.
B. A sect exhibited by their narrowness in receiving of fellow members of the Body of Christ who meet with churches not affiliated with Living Stream Ministry.

For many years I was perhaps in denial The Lord’s Recovery is a cult. Having lived from age 3 through remainder of my childhood in various localities, I did not want to believe I grew up in a cultic environment. Yet the signs are there from Eitan’s article. I identified at least 6 items that defines the Local Church culture.
1. An Overly Strong Charismatic Leader
2. Thought Control
3. Authoritarian Structure
4. Us-versus-Them Mentality
5. Lack of Transparency
6. Fear of Leaving

You know the saying if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Take the same analogy and apply it to a cult. If the signs are there, how could you not call it a cult?