[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by Drake

Sadly, aron, what you did by misrepresenting what this footnote actually said is what some opposers of the Lord's recovery have done in the past.

I'm undecided which is worse.... someone who uses craft to slander brothers or someone who slanders brothers out of sheer ignorance.

Ah, and there it is...right on schedule...the ole Local Church of Witness Lee fallback position - Call anyone who has criticisms of Lee or The Movement an "opposer" and one who "slanders brothers".

I hate to break the bad news to you Drake, but this forum is not merely about "what this footnote actually said". Witness Lee said a lot of things. He taught a lot of things. Some things very biblical, helpful and enlightening. Some things not so helpful and not so biblical. Some things harmful and totally unbiblical. Some things extremely toxic and heretical.

I would place this footnote where I would place many of Lee's teaching - in the category of "harmful and totally unbiblical". You see Drake, you can decry that we haven't cooperated with you in your quest to present Lee's teachings in the most positive light, but please keep in mind that aron and I and many other have already paid our dues for decades doing just that. (been there, done that and bought the t-shirt)

So now some of us are trying to put some light on the teachings and practices, and this time we don't feel so obligated to make sure that light points towards the positive. Speaking for myself only, I have found that the more light gets shined on the teachings and practices, the worse they look. Yes there are positives - lots of them. But neither Lee, LSM/DPS, the Blended Brothers or their followers need us to proclaim and accentuate the virtues and positives in Lee's teachings - They have tons of websites, meetings, conferences and trainings to do just that. And they also have you and Mr. E to do that right here on this forum.

not having any individual distinctiveness...but positively, in their nature, shape, and purpose, they are absolutely identical and are connected to one another.

Like I said, this is an argument from silence....and making an argument from silence is a very dangerous thing to be doing when it comes to the bible. "Absolutely identical"? I think not. If he is nothing else, our God is a Creator of diversity. No two human beings are absolutely identical in "nature, shape and purpose." The church is composed of these diverse human beings. Remember, just a few chapters later in Revelation 7 - "from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages" (vr 9) Doesn't sound like God is after absolutely identical after all. He started with diversity in the beginning and he ends up with diversity in his eternal Kingdom.

If God wanted every church to be absolutely identical he would have filled them with people with absolutely identical color of hair, eyes and skin. They would all be absolutely identical in their thinking, speaking, actions...nature, shape and purpose. Wow, now that I mention this, it seems to me that a number of people/groups/ministries have tried this over the past 2,000 years or so. How'd that come out for them?
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