Completely forgot about this!
This is what I have at the moment:
This post seeks to be a starting point for newcomers to the forum. It contains a set of reading material general and comprehensive in nature to introduce them to
What is the Local Church?
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The local churches*(also known as the Local Church) are a Christian movement founded in China whose beliefs and practice are based on the teachings of*Watchman Nee*andWitness Lee. Members of the group condemn denominationalism and believe that Christian believers should have no identifying name or basis for gathering other than the name of city or municipality in which a given assembly is located. Members emphasize what they refer to as "the subjective experience of Christ," as well as Bible interpretation concerning Christ and the church.
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Where did it come from?
A History of the Lord's Recovery in the US: This is a timeline of the major events in the history of the Lord's Recovery starting from Witness Lee's arrival in America until his death in 1997.
What's wrong with it? - Doctrine
An Open Letter to the Leaderahipof Living Stream Ministry and the "Local Churches": A letter/petition signed by 70+ Christian scholars highlighting controversial statements made by Witness Lee regarding the Christian faith.
The Church in Edmonton?: An outsider's look into a typical Sunday meeting of a Local Church, and her issues with the material covered in the Prophesying Meeting. This shows the LC Doctrine concerning the "denominations" through an outsider's eyes.
What's wrong with it? - Practice
What's Wrong with the LC?: A thread that lists off several points that can be argued as the "top points" of contention in the LC. Listed off are: Corruption, Subjectivity, Hypocrisy, the placing of "special persons" on a pedestal, Control, contempt for "works", Pride, practice and abuse of "Deputy Authority", and contempt for Spiritual Gifts.
How Much to Throw Out?: a discussion thread centering around what aspects of the LC to throw out and what to keep. WARNING: long.
Other materials on specific subjects:
WARNING! "Christians on Campus": a post exposing the uglier side of the youth organization Christians on Campus, a recruiting arm of the Local Church.
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