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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Because there is only denominations there. I think it was Nee or maybe it was Lee, who wrote about not having any place to bring new believers, as there are all denominations.
Anyone who wanted to practice the new Testament way, would have to start something new.
There is a principle of not putting new wine into old wine skins. Christ did not start a new type of synagogue. He called a group of believers out, and started something new.
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Completely untrue. See Lee's derisive comments on extant "free groups", who were prevalent in the Jesus Movement era, when Lee was seeding the major USA cities with his followers. I don't have them at my fingertips but if you will look, you'll see what he said about those who didn't take a name, and met locally. If they weren't under his ministry he essentially cursed them.
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Originally Posted by Terry
LSM is the basis for fellowship. Where I live in Renton, the local church won't fellowship apart from the ministry? Would they fellowship with other assemblies? I'd venture to say not. To fellowship apart from LSM would require a locality to lose their uniqueness and be just like all other Christian assemblies. Thus the thread's title is appropriate, "always in the church, but not always in fellowship".
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The LSM LC is the church of brethren that doesn't fellowship with the church of brethren that's not in fellowship with the brethren. They don't fellowship with them, because they're not in fellowship. Even though they're always in the church. They're just not in fellowship. It's so clear to me now.