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Originally Posted by Indiana
http://www.Lordsrecovery.us/Obeisanc...toDivision.pdf
The governing vision of two of the five elders in Anaheim 1987-1989
When Witness Lee had begun the “Lord's new move” in the local churches, Minoru was to come under a severe test as an elder in Anaheim. Would you stand one with the elders in your locality according to the vision that governed the church from the beginning; or would you capitulate to a new and broadened view introduced to the churches under the leadership of Witness Lee?
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In January 1971 I came into the fellowship of the Son in the local churches, even migrating in August 1972 to Indianapolis. Then in May of 1974 we consolidated to Chicago. The reason some of the churches consolidated to a larger locality was because of Witness Lee ministry stations being established. So we moved not knowing anything but to follow the leadership.
I found out much later what we were being led into that year and why that directive from Anaheim took place. And I know why biannual trainings started that year and in general that untold suffering of the saints is still untold in the FILTERED VERSION of local church history.
My purpose for being on the internet is to expose what has been filtered out of LSM ANNALS of LC history and record what leaders are trained to ignore and keep hidden.
Superimposed Vision
Specifically, on this thread, we should see what happened with the governing vision Brother Lee brought to the United States that bore spiritual fruit in life, numbers, and the establishment and spread of local churches for God's Building on the earth till 1974.
But a new vision was in the making since 1974 and manifested itself in full in 1986 and became a test to elders when it was superimposed on the churches by a universal leader. The pledge letter signed by 400+ leaders was written by two Texas elders campaigning for a oneness hitherto not imposed in the Lord's recovery.
]ohn Ingalls - 1990
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In Ephesians 4 there are seven factors of our oneness and only seven.* But today other factors, at least in practice, been added, such as, one ministry, one leadership, one deputy authority, and one divine oracle. These have been made factors of our oneness, so that if any individuals or churches do not adhere to the 'one ministry', or the 'one leadership', etc., they are cut off or labeled negatively. We have many examples to substantiate it...“I would like to know what truth we have ever changed or are in danger of changing. Rather we have sought to be faithful to the truth, much of which we have seen through the help of Brother Lee’s ministry."
Brother Minoru Chen was one who followed the Pledge, with the superimposed vision and added conditions of oneness. John Ingalls was following the governing NT vision of Nee and Lee he received in 1962 at the inception of the church life in LA, where he was one of the original elders.
Public Statement 1963
www.Lordsrecovery.us/PublicStatement.pdf
Steve Isitt
Oct 14, 2018