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Originally Posted by Koinonia
By analogy, there would be no [church in London] if [believers in London] [met] somewhere other than [the practical expression of the church in London as defined by Witness Lee]. Though all [believers in London] are [Christians] only [those associated with Living Stream Ministry and Witness Lee and who refer to themselves as "the church in London"] are practically standing on the proper ground as the [church in London]. Therefore, a [church] exists practically.
When a [Christian] [begins associating with Living Stream Ministry and Witness Lee and begins to meet with those believers who refer to themselves as "the church in London] they begin participating in fulfilling the mission of the [church in London]. They call themselves [a member of the church in London] because they are... they are not [a member of the church in London] merely because they call themselves one. A [beliver] [not meeting with the group associated with Living Stream Ministry and Witness Lee and who refer to themselves as "the church in London"] is not [a member of the church in London] just because they call themselves as such.
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I went along with the Nee/Lee one church/one city on the "proper ground" for my best 30 years of my life until I learned of all the corruption behind the scenes at LSM.
Then I was forced to choose between (1) LSM's obscure "church naming rights" found only in John's Revelation and (2) all the hundreds of verses in every book of the N.T. concerning righteousness, not lording it over the elect, descriptions of healthy leaders, descriptions of false teachers, etc. all of which exposed LSM leadership for the past half century.
I still have much precious take away from my time in 3 LC's, but have little use for LSM and its books. Back in August of 2007, while I was debating what to do with my vast library of books from LSM, a sudden thunderstorm hit the neighborhood, flooded my basement, and all those boxes of books got soaked with backed up sewage. Problem solved.