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Originally Posted by Drake
Watchman Nee and Witness Lee inferred that these designations were “boundaries” to jurisdiction. They taught that each locality was autonomous.”
ZNP, Please provide your reference where Brother Nee and Brother taught each church was autonomous.
Thanks, Drake
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How about Hymn #824, "Administration local, each answering to the Lord." Sounds fairly autonomous to me.
Autonomous means:
- having self-government, at least to a significant degree.
- acting independently or having the freedom to do so.
- synonyms: self-governing, self-ruling, self-determining, independent, sovereign, free, un-monitored
None of these descriptions applied to LSM-ruled LC's, or for that matter, Cleveland-ruled LC's. The whole "local" thing as in "local churches" was nothing more than a farce. Why was it so evil for the Western denominations to rule over their affiliates in early 20th century China, when it is perfectly fine for Lee to do so in the USA?
Witness Lee said the local elders were given enough autonomy to choose what time to start their prayer meeting. At least that part was true, because had any elders taken any initiative by the Lord's leading to shepherd the saints under their care, they became "marked men."