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Originally Posted by aron
. . . Reminds me of WL, who in Exodus Life-Study (re: Balaam) said that God sees no wrong in the church. Later WL blasted the church for its poor condition and threatened to cease his ministry. Suddenly we were 'dead' and 'dormant' and so forth.
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I realize that I am repeating what aron said later in his post, but when I read that little bit, it is so obvious to me that Lee's version of "the church" is very different from God's.
First, he dares to dismiss so much of the true body of Christ as even being in the church. The only "church" that Lee thinks God sees no wrong in is the one that built its foundation on the dirt (rather than on Christ) according to the edicts of a couple of false prophets (Nee and Lee).
Second, it is clear from the writings of Paul and from Revelation that there is much that can be wrong in the church. And God sees it and calls it for what it is. And he calls them all for their issues, from the best to the worst. Every one of them has things to overcome. Even where the problems are apparently not dire enough to list. There is always something to overcome. Most commonly for many of us, it is ourselves. Not like Lee said — to have no self — but we are, and will be, always contending with our own evil desires. That we must overcome.