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Terry wrote "Watchman Nee wrote: We who live in the same locality cannot but belong to the same church. This is something from which there is no escape. If I am dissatisfied with the local church, the only thing I can do is to change my locality; then automatically I can change my church. We can leave a denomination, but we can never leave a church. To leave a sect is justifiable, but to leave a church-whether on account of unspirituality, wrong doctrine, or bad organization-is utterly unjustifiable.":
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It's just Watchman Nee's reasoning. It's not biblical.
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Here's another bit of Morman comparison for you. You all may know already that they divide towns into neighborhoods, and each neighborhood has a Ward. That's where the people in that neighborhood meet, etc. Now, here is the thing. No matter what, and I do mean NO MATTER WHAT, you are not ALLOWED to go to another ward. Think of any scenario where you may want to attend a different ward --- can't do it. Watchman Nee would approve. I don't. I hear the stories of people who are being mistreated by the leadership in their ward, and usually they have tried with no success to address the situation and work it out. But throughout the process, everyone involved know that this person has no real recourse, that in the end they will be required to continue to attend and just suck it up. Or stop going to church completely. Changing wards just isn't an option. What a set-up for abuse by authority.
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blessD wrote:I am so much happier now in a church with a name, though not denominated. A place where I find life and am constantly encouraged to stay humble in Christ.
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Exactly how I feel.
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