Coreopsis,
You may be curious, as I am, about references for these "sayings", "terms" and "key teachings". Of course, the poster never said these were in the Bible. Perhaps they were just his personal non-scriptural beliefs. Christians, and people in general, often "quote the Bible" with phrases which are actually
not in the Bible. Words have meanings, and should be chosen carefully, especially when using the Bible as an implied source. In which case, without Biblical references, we must always challenge the authenticity of words and phrases as to the origin, that is, whether these are actually in the Bible. In fact, I don't recall the quotes below as being taught even by Witness Lee, so I would also need references if that is the case. I also find it helpful to insist on direct quotes, word by word, which is, in fact, the definition of a "quote". Otherwise, we might find ourselves dealing with "Christian beliefs that are not in the Bible."
If you Google "Christian beliefs that are not in the Bible" you may find the results a bit entertaining. Mike Ditka believes that "this too shall pass" is in the Bible, but provides no reference. "Cleanliness is next to Godliness" is another example.
Quote:
(1) Anyone who can say Jesus is Lord and believe it is truly converted.
(2) As the term "we are the body of Christ, who is God" would suggest, we are part of God in this sense.
(3) Moment by moment repentance is a key teaching as is salvation by Christ alone. That is indisputable. Also if a person truly belongs to Christ then repentance is automatic - turning to Christ IS repentance.
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The closest I can come to (1) the above "saying" is this:
1 Corinthians 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that
no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit (Ghost). (KJV) At that, it's not very "close" at all...nothing about "conversion."
(2) "We are the body of Christ, who is God". It's true that
Jesus is God, but this "term" implies that
body of Christ is God...hummm. We really need a scripture reference for this "term"!
(3) "Moment by moment repentance" I could find neither with Google, nor in the Bible, but I did find an article in the
Christian Science Monitor which references the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy.
https://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1012/p18s01-hfcs.html
“Automatic repentance” is also a curiosity.
Nell