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awareness · 07-22-2015, 10:01 AM

Poor SpeakersCorner. I don't think he deserves how we're treating him (myself included).

I took a look at the church he's meeting with on the web. They credit their spiritual influences as:

"We have been helped many saints through the church age, from the early church fathers to the reformers such as Luther and the Anabaptists to the Plymouth Brethren of the 1850’s England to Watchman Nee and his work in China in the 20th century. Truly, we appreciate all those who have gone before us seeking to stay tuned to the essence of the Apostles’ teaching."

I personally would take exception to Nee, maybe (The Spiritual Man and Submission and Authority), but, there's no mention of Witness Lee.

That's quite a disconnect from the LSM movement. And there's no hint of cultic activities or thinking. They "have no clergy, no paid staff of any kind, and we belong to no larger church structure."

Kudos bro SC.

07-22-2015, 10:01 AM	#84
awareness Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 8,064	Re: “Local Church ‘Cult’ Label has stuck”—says LSM Star turned Academic Poor SpeakersCorner. I don't think he deserves how we're treating him (myself included). I took a look at the church he's meeting with on the web. They credit their spiritual influences as: "We have been helped many saints through the church age, from the early church fathers to the reformers such as Luther and the Anabaptists to the Plymouth Brethren of the 1850’s England to Watchman Nee and his work in China in the 20th century. Truly, we appreciate all those who have gone before us seeking to stay tuned to the essence of the Apostles’ teaching." I personally would take exception to Nee, maybe (The Spiritual Man and Submission and Authority), but, there's no mention of Witness Lee. That's quite a disconnect from the LSM movement. And there's no hint of cultic activities or thinking. They "have no clergy, no paid staff of any kind, and we belong to no larger church structure." Kudos bro SC. __________________ Cults: My brain will always be there for you. Thinking. So you don't have to. There's a serpent in every paradise.