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Originally Posted by Indiana
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"In the new way, beginning in October 1984, many changes took place in the Lord’s recovery among the local churches. Although many of those changes were outward and according to Scripture, one was related to a change in nature to the recovery itself. An elder in the Northwest expressed the essence of that change, declaring in a meeting, “If you are not here for Brother Lee and his ministry, you might as well not be here.” The ministry was promoted to such an extent that it became the primary factor of oneness in the churches.""
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In the church in Ft. Lauderdale this began in 1978 & 79. I think I've told of the crazy insane meeting where everyone was standing up and pumping their fist shouting: "If you're not with us get out ... if you're not with us get out." And it was all over following Witness Lee as the one and only apostle/oracle of God on the earth.
I guess the churches in the Northeast took 4 or 5 years to catch up to the church in Ft. Lauderdale, but the spirit was the same, and was obviously continuing (long after I left) and spreading. What I saw back then only got worse from there.
Except for the bewitching factor (Gal 3:1) I don't see any reason why anyone would stay in the local church today.