[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by aron

And the law of Christ, apart from the occasional lip service, mostly got set aside. It was something to be waved when convenient, ignored when inconvenient.

This is a very poignant and pertinent observation. And this dynamic comes into play in almost every aspect of the teachings and practices in the Local Church of Witness Lee.

With one breath it is said "We don't take a name!" and with the next breath "We are Witness Lee tape recorders!". With one breath "We accept all Christians as our brothers and sisters!" and with the next "All Christians outside of our movement are spiritually bankrupt!" With one breath "The Word of God is our only standard!" and with the next "We only accept the One Publication from the One Minister with the One Ministry for the age!" With one breath "There are no official positions or leaders in our movement, we are all just brothers and sisters in Christ!" and with the next "Witness Lee was/is an apostle just like the apostle Paul and all others are at best junior apostles and must submit to his person and work or be quarantined and/or excommunicated!"

In the Local Church "the Law of Christ" is actually a moving target....it all depends on what Witness Lee said it was....unless he contradicted himself (something that happened all the time) in which case the Law of Christ is whatever the Blended Brothers say it is on any given day. And with this the followers of Witness Lee are constantly "making void the word of God (and by extension, the Law of Christ) by their traditions that have been handed down." (taken from Mark 7:13)

May God have mercy!
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