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If Lee had a heart for the unsaved more than a desire to see his exclusive sect spread throughout Europe and the rest of the world, what a testimony this would have been! But he had almost nothing to say about the unsaved. He only spoke of his disdain for other Christians who were not of his flock.

Then his replacements only spoke of going to university campuses, mentioning 29 cities in the UK with 20,000 or more students.

While they did mention that the harvest is great, only contact with students is mentioned. What about the day-laborers and skilled craftsmen, businessmen/women, teachers, artists, cooks, business owners, etc.? Is the call selective? Are those beyond college age also beyond hope? Why not go door knocking in these cities? What about the many-times-greater number of cities without college campuses? Are they Satan's stronghold and it is presumed that his gates will prevail against the church when it comes knocking?

And why is it that the gospel being preached is not considered the cornerstone of the return of the Lord? Instead, is it the establishment of a congregation of a particular sect that will bring the Lord back? I do not find that stated anywhere in scripture. I must presume that their labor in the harvest is primarily to gain converts to their sect. Or am I wrong? Will they labor on an unsaved preson and bring them the word that brings them to salvation even if they expect that they will simply go down the street to one of those exciting "Emerging" churches? I suspect that their interest will disappear when they realize that the new convert, or even member of some other sect is not going to join in their "Church in City" sect.

Surely the Western European situation is ripe for the gospel because Christianity has all but been expunged, and even though it is beginning to show some rebound, it is still a shadow of what it once was. The great buildings of past years (even outside of the RCC cathedrals) would collapse without being designated as historical sites and museums with only a minuscule congregation using the facilities in some cases. But the need is Christ. If they receive Christ, there is the church because they will meet. No special sect is required.

The myopia that passes itself off as the only one for the age doesn't even seem to care about the gospel, just its sect. This is the words of Lee taken to even more ridiculous extremes by people who would institutionalize his shortsightedness.