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Originally Posted by LifeGoesOn

I had no idea that TLR was/is a cult when I left. All that I knew initially was it was spiritually dead and the Holy Spirit made it VERY CLEAR that my time there was up. So, I obeyed and left.

I can't tell you how much this blows my mind. I left behind the Southern Baptist church because they were spiritually dead. But not the TLR, it was alive and vibrant.

I'm in touch with some that are still in the TLR, and they tell me the same ; that the TLR has become dead ; that the once youthful exuberance is gone, so I've heard from those that were in there back when I was there, that knew of it, in the days of it's youthful beginnings.

Originally Posted by LifeGoesOn

You know, it’s funny, because I didn’t find out just how much of a cult TLR is truly is until I found you guys on this message board.

As I stated, it was forced upon me, by the lead elder. But it does become more obvious after leaving, when we step back and take a look at it from the outside. Unless it's made obvious by a zealot leader, like happened to me, it's hard to see from the whirlwind of business inside.

Originally Posted by LifeGoesOn

I had the impression while I was a member of TLR that surely the whole world was aware of the LC . . .

After leaving I found that Watchman Nee was widely known, in other Christian circles, but not Witness Lee, nor the local church. Like you said, "99% of them have never heard of TLR or WL for that matter."

Originally Posted by LifeGoesOn

I remember going to a weekend conference as a Young Person ® and going for walk with some other church kids who were taking hospitality at the same house as my family. A car pulled up to us and asked what we were up to. We told them that we were there for a church conference. We were then asked what church group we were a part of and one of the kids said, “We’re a cult. I’ll just leave it at that.” I remember thinking that was funny and odd at the same time. Decades later that statement would be proven to be correct.

Sorry brother, that it took so long. But at least you eventually discovered it. Thank God.

Thanks for sharing brother LifeGoesOn. Blessings.