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Originally Posted by aron
I see the restoration of the Kingdom, in the person of the coming King, who is Jesus the Messiah and God's Christ, and who is Lord of all, as indeed a process of restoration, reconciliation, and recovery. But this process is entirely through God's Son Jesus Christ, and His sent Spirit. It is not through you or me or Watchman Nee, or some teaching or group or theology or practice... Paul rightly said that he was given a "ministry of reconciliation", but Paul said that reconciliation is to God by faith in Jesus Christ, and also to one another in the unity of faith...
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Put it another way: ever since Adam and Eve ate the wrong fruit, humankind was cut off from God. And look how quickly humankind began to subsequently divide from each another: Adam's children began killing themselves over which offerings were pleasant to God.
Lee's group once lured me into thinking that I could be part of a special remnant which fulfilled God's master plan. But when I read Lee's thrashing it out with the Bible Answer Man over the substance of the Trinity, my conscience began to stir; something was wrong with this narrative. Why are we fighting with one another? When I heard the FTTA trainer tell us "don't waste your time" with the poor, the widows and orphans, I was further troubled. Why are we ignoring one another? When I read the Fermentation of the Present Rebellion, and saw Lee characterize the supposed "rebels" in terms that would make a sailor blush, I was bothered. Why are we judging one another?
So I left. I stopped being "special" and began to act like just another bozo on the bus. Just another sinner redeemed to God by faith in Jesus Christ.