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Originally Posted by UntoHim
Actually what happened at Mars Hill is exactly what needs to happen in the Local Church of Witness Lee. Of course what happened at Mars Hill - finally holding the lead apostle of the movement accountable for his actions - cannot possibly happen in the LC because Lee is dead and buried for 18 years now. Many of the elders at Mars hill finally did some long-needed soul searching (after throwing many of their fellow elders/leaders under the bus over a period of years...sound familiar?) and came to the conclusion that the Mars Hill movement had become something of a personality cult. They knew the only way out was to confront and hold accountable "the personality", which was Mark Driscoll. Thankfully, Mars Hill's by-laws had a mechanism in place which made finally holding Driscoll accountable a regrettable, but necessary option possible. Eventually they did the right thing and removed him as the leader of the movement.
We all know that no such mechanism exists in the LC movement. Even in death, the person and work of Witness Lee rule and reign supreme. No mere mortal is allowed to measure his person or work. Even the most reasoned and altruistic attempt at measuring Lee or his ministry is looked upon as abject rebellion against God Himself, and met with the severest of sanctions, or even the dreaded "quarantine". The Blended Brothers are really and truly "brother Lee's continuation" - They shamelessly exalt his person (just as Lee did when he was alive) and endlessly promote his work (aka "the ministry of the age") until everything, including the Word of God, is placed so far in the background as to fade to insignificance among the true believers.
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The mechanism that existed at Mars Hill had accountability being relative.
As we know in the local churches accountability was either met with disfellowship, cease and desist, or a product of your imagination. Because of the ability to suppress concerns, the local churches won't endure what Mars Hill went through.
Since there's an understanding the brothers have no ear to hear, the endless cycle of attrition will continue. Saints will leave rather than