[UntoHim]

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Someone recently pointed out that all of the religious texts for all the religions have heroes and saints that are entirely that — heroes and saints.

In thinking about this, it seems to me that the Local Church's religious text (The One Publication) have Nee and Lee as their heroes and saints. Watchman Nee, due to his status as movement founder and martyr, and Witness Lee, as the last Minister of the Age. (probably hasn't yet reached sainthood, but like Sister Teresa, is well on his way)

we declare the Bible to be the completely true written revelation of the one true God.

Most orthodox, evangelical churches, groups and denominations have such a declaration incorporated into their "Statement of Faith", however, as we have found out in this thread, there are some twists and turns and bumps in the road on our travels through "the completely true written revelation".

This is why, in my view, it is imperative, it is essential that Christians not jettison so many of the original creeds, statements of faith and polemics of the early church fathers, etc. Having been produced in the crucible of the earliest heresies, these provide some reasonable guidelines and ground rules to protect and preserve the most accurate and fullest presentation and interpretation of the Word of God.

It's easy to see now where Nee, and to a much greater extent Lee, went so far off track. Eventually the LC/LSM proclaimed "we stand apart from historical Christianity", and it is this stand that has wreaked so much untold damage and havoc in the movement over the years.