[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

"there is no such thing as a perfect church" is true, but an imperfect local church (a true church) is better than an imperfect local division which is a false church.

Evangelical, how did you get from "imperfect local church" to "imperfect local division"? What's the determining factor(s)? WHO gets to decide which is which?

I think you may want to have a talk with some of the brothers from the Great Lakes/Canada area about this local church verses local division business.

You see, once upon a time there was ONE imperfect local church in Toronto (one which followed the ministry of Witness Lee). Then, once upon a time some brothers came up from Anaheim Calif to declare that the imperfect local church in Toronto was all of the sudden considered as an imperfect local division! And then, so very conveniently, these brothers from Anaheim set up their own meeting and declared THEIR IMPERFECT LOCAL CHURCH to be the true "Church in Toronto".

Let's humor for a minute the poor fellow who just dropped in from Mars and knew nothing about imperfect local churches or imperfect local divisions - - WHICH IMPERFECT LOCAL MEETING PLACE SHOULD HE CONSIDER TO BE THE TRUE LOCAL CHURCH IN TORONTO?

This is not a trick question my dear friend. It does, however, have some huge implications on the practical implication of any "local church" that claims to have Jesus Christ and the Bible as it's only factor of oneness.

By the way...Welcome to LocalChurchDiscussions.Com, the only imperfect venue for open discussions regarding the teachings, practices and history of the Local Churches established by Watchman Nee and Witness Lee.

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