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To me they are statements of fact, so the criticism is warranted. Christianity indeed is full of full of traditions, organizations, performances, and falsehoods. We only need to look at the number of denominations that support or accept gay marriage and female pastors/priests.
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Have you any idea how many "traditions, organizations, performances, and falsehoods" exist in the LC's? I have watched these multiply exponentially over the last 40 years. Give them as much time as some other denomination, and they will be just as bad or worse.
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I don't think we can get through genuine Christianity without exposing and saying something about the false. But in Witness Lee's ministry this is always in view of something more positive. "these things are dark, but here is light". Rather than criticizing for the sake of criticizing.
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That's the goal of this forum, we are not criticizing for the sake of criticizing, but we want to help both the leaders and the members in TLR.
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I think the topic outline is not about criticizing or badmouthing but about our deliverance, note the second point in the outline - "We need to realize how much we need to be delivered from the influence of religion in the present evil age."
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Witness Lee made "religion" the boogeyman, but religion is totally benign. James defines religion in 1.27: "
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained." How is that evil? James' definition exactly matches the teachings of the Gospels.
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If you don't think there's a need to be delivered from the "present evil age" or that this age is evil, then you may have been deceived by the anti-Christ spirit. I would encourage you to get back into fellowship with your brothers and sisters in the Recovery who are pursuing Christ.
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Of course we need to be delivered from this present evil age. Why do you think I left TLR? It had become part of this evil age! Have you not read any of the posts on this forum? Do you think we made these stories up?
Are they really pursuing Christ? Or are they pursuing Lee's teachings and practices?