Dear Hope,
I remember you with fondness. I know who you are (although you certainly wouldn’t know me from Adam), and respect you as an authority on the matter of the Local Church and Witness Lee. I will take to heart the things you have said.
However, please do not so easily dismiss people such as djohnson. He has not revealed a whole lot about who he is, related to the Local Church. But I have an idea who he is, and he has a history with the Local Church, also. His comment about the ministry of Witness Lee being an addiction is spot on. I have first hand evidence of this. It may not have been an addiction to you, but believe me, brother, it is to many.
Brother, the Local Church way is to dismiss, or exclude those who make us feel uncomfortable. Do we not have enough recorded history to confirm this? But sometimes it is the ones who make us feel uncomfortable who are actually speaking for God. This is not a specific statement about djohnson, but a general statement, considering the likes of King David, Gideon, John the Baptist and even the Lord Jesus.
We all saw the Local Church (then) and we all see the Living Stream Church (now) from different perspectives. Certainly there are many facets to this organization. Let's honor each one's view. I don't believe anyone here is lying, as the likes of Bilbodog, etc., would have us believe. We are just speaking what we saw from our vantage point. Put the whole picture together and you got a big problem.
Roger
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