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Originally Posted by NeitherFirstnorLast
There is not one, but at least two insidious teachings here (and the third {that the LC is the only means through which men and women can come to Christ} flows from these two). The first is the teaching that we (humanity, or the church) can is some way determine when Christ returns by our performance.
The major flaw with that teaching is that it turns the focus of our attention from God to ourselves. Like the religion of the Pharisees and the Saducees, who believed they could 'earn' the coming of the Messiah through strict adherence to religious laws made by man, so too Witness Lee taught that 'spiritual' laws made by him (his dictated means of 'touching the spirit', pray-reading, fellowship, calling on the name of the Lord, meeting, etc. etc.) if strictly adhered to, would bring the Messiah back
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Been hearing this lately, the God is LIMITED by our prayers, that He cannot act if we do not first bind on Earth, that Heaven it waiting for our prayers of authority. This just doesn't seem to be so clear cut to me, and sometimes seems flat out wrong.
Any thoughts to help me work through this?
Thanks
ABIF