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Originally Posted by aron
By contrast, on American soil, the Western denominations had their seminaries and Bible institutes to train up pastors for Methodist and Presbyterian and Baptist and Congregational flocks, which assemblies were perhaps affiliated and sympathetic with each other, but essentially independent. They were truly local. But the Nee model, sprouting from what Lee called "virgin (Chinese) soil", was shaped by the "Jerusalem principle", i.e. Centralized Control, by "Authority and Submission", i.e. unquestioned obedience, and by "handing over" and "lining up."
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It is one of life's (
mine at least) greatest hypocrisies that the Lee/Recovery/LC's began in the US as a reaction to deadening and controlling denominations only to become a more deadening and controlling denomination under LSM.
It is just as the Lord instructed --
Judge not or you will be judged, and how you judge others is how you will be judged.
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Originally Posted by aron
In my local church, 30 years ago, it was really local. We gave talks among ourselves on Sunday morning. Today it is all about conformity to the center. Instead of "each answering to the Lord", per Hymn 824?, each group now must answer to Anaheim.
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Mine too! We had a great time. We were fruitful, joyful, blessed by God in many ways. It all ended with the "New Way" mandates from Lee, along with regional directives from TC to "follow Lee closely."