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Originally Posted by Evangelical
I believe Luther was a genuine move of God in the Lord's Recovery. Yes, the Lutheran churches becoming state churches was disappointing in regards to the locality.
bible verses supporting division can be found here:
Rev 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
This describes a group of God's people coming out of Babylon.
This verse describes separation from evil brethren:
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”
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Evangelical your "stand" conflicts with scripture.
The Catholic church represented the one body of Christ. In Revelations the Catholic oneness church was typified by Thyatira, the fourth local church, one of the seven golden lampstands.
Jesus Himself called for overcomers in that church, and promised to reward them. He never instructed them to start a new division. How can you declare that a "right division."
Is it then not entirely hypocritical to condemn and quarantine Titus Chu for attempting to reform the local churches in his region, while extolling Martin Luther as the Minister of the Age for doing the same? Titus Chu was only "accused" of violating Recovery traditions established by Witness Lee, and not the scripture itself. At the Whistler Kangaroo Court, witnesses on behalf of LSM never presented any evidence that he should be "purged" according to your verses.