[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by Drake

There is a difference between telling someone they can't leave a group and telling them they are wrong to leave a group. One could be abuse, the other could just be concern for your soul.

So a blood washed, born again believer has to worry about his soul if he leaves the Local Church of Witness Lee? And you guys wonder why anyone would call your little group a cult. Your statement here does reflect the misplaced, insidious fear that was instilled into the followers of Lee. This also reflects the cult-like attitude expressed by the president of the Living Stream Ministry, Mr. Benson Phillips, who boldly proclaimed:
“In any case, do not leave the Lord’s recovery. I can assure you that if you go away from the Lord’s recovery, you will have no way for the process of sanctification to go forward within you. Instead, you will just enter into a bankrupt situation. I know of no one who has left the Lord’s recovery and today is a great spiritual person on the earth. The sanctification process is carried out in the Lord’s recovery”
(The Ministry Magazine Vol. 8, No. 1 Page 189, first paragraph)

Yes, I do have this quote on speed dial, and yes it really comes in handy when some Local Churcher says something like you have...and then tries to walk it back with a blitzkrieg of Local Church "yeah, buts" and "out of context"s and "but not in the godhead" laughable garbage. According to brother Phillips the ONLY PLACE ON EARTH for the "process of sanctification" to "go forward" is in the Local Church of Lee movement. I know Benson. He said this because he means it. He means it because he believes it. He believes it because he sat at the feet of Witness Lee for decades. And what Benson has stated here reflects this notion that if you leave the Local Church of Witness Lee, at the very least, your spiritual life is over, and at worst you better be watching for that Steinway to fall on your head...or if you're really lucky it will only be a Wurlitzer

Yes, Witness Lee believed and taught that his ministry and his movement were "the Unique Move of God". He said it in soooo many words, and there is a very good reason why most former LC members will admit that they were afraid to leave because of fear....not fear of God but fear of man.
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