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Originally Posted by JorgeP
If the brothers in the recovery ministry would abandon this divisive attitude and team up with the brothers in other ministries in Berlin, the city would be impacted by the gospel.
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In the Lord’s Recovery, there is a belief that Christians and ministries outside their circle are considered unclean. I once asked a brother from the Local Church about the response to a natural disaster in my city, where various churches and denominations came together for relief efforts, but the Local Church did not participate. I questioned why the saints in the Recovery couldn't unite with outside Christians for such a practical cause that doesn’t even involve spiritual or doctrinal matters.
He responded with an elitist attitude, suggesting that when denominations occasionally come together to help others, it is merely a reflection of their moral and natural acts, unrelated to the true oneness of the Body of Christ. He went on to explain that the Lord’s Recovery practices oneness in the divine life and nature, and not in human moral standards.
This exchange showed me how disillusioned and narrow-minded their views can be. They seem only willing to be one with other Christians who fully accept the teachings of Witness Lee and their specific practices. This attitude is contrary to the inclusivity and openness that they claim to represent.