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Originally Posted by HBJ
The main problem with the LC is their demeaning of other Christians. The 'Recovery" means something is wrong with everyone else. I remember a song in the supplement to the tune of Anchors Aweigh: "We're in the local church, God's chosen ground..." i.e. God does it our (the LC) way. This permeates the LC atmosphere.
Christians have a history of when they disagree, they split to form another, purer group. Even back with the Pilgrims, Roger Williams split from them and formed Rhode Island because the Pilgrims weren't pure enough. Only near the end of his life did the Lord break him and he accepted other Christians more fully.
I have met one Christian in 40 years who knows of the LC because he lived in So. Cal. His one word for the LC is "exclusive". This is sad.
I may disagree with Christians sometimes and I have theological differences, but if they name the name of Christ, I look for the Jesus in them and fellowship. The reason I left the LC is because I knew too many, Godly, loving Christians outside the LC, so I couldn't meet with the LC anymore.
Not every leading brother totally accepted the LC doctrine. When I went back East a few years ago, I went back to NYC and had a good visit. A brother asked where I fellowshipped and I told him "A Foursquare, Pentecostal church". He said that was ok and I felt nothing but the love of the Lord from Him. But with that generation passing and others more steeped in the LC way coming to power, I don't think the situation will improve.
The main prayer that we need to pray for anyone in the LC is to respect other Christians.
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I think I agree with this - the main problem of the LC is demeaning other Christians. "The Lord hates division in the body" is a big mantra in The Recovery, but then the result of what gets practiced is nothing but division! This is fleshly blindness.
We all have brought up on this forum what we think are the top, big issues of the LC. The elitism thing you posted is almost always mentioned as being a top problem. In my mind, included in the top three issues is the central control of the localities and the focus on Witness Lee as the be-all, end-all Minister of the Age. (this one also goes to the elitism thing). Others on here might also put in much of Lee's teachings in the top problems. And then still others would say the abuse of power (including overlooking sins of family members) would be a top problem.
But, if you had to come down to one thing as the very top issue, the attacking and overall disrespect for other believers may truly be the biggest.
So my order of top LC problems would be:
1: Demeaning/attacking other Christians - elitism
2. Promoting Lee as the only true minister of the age
3. Overt central control
4. Abuse of power
5. Much of Lee's teachings
(most of these five issues dovetail at least some with the other problems)