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Originally Posted by Acolyte4236
Part of the problem as I see it is that Lee, like so many others posited an apostasy thesis, that the church fell away and he was the self appointed individual to put humpty dumpty back together again. This is a fundamental weakness in Lee's position as it is for all restorationist sects. They all need an apostasy thesis to create the space for their claims.
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If one considers the 7 churches in Revelation 2 and 3, the mystery woman in Revelation, and 1st John, Timothy, parables of Jesus, I would think there is quite a lot of ground for an “apostasy thesis”. Common sense in looking at scripture and looking at modern Christiandom should set an alarm off in any seeking Christian who wishes to hear what the Spirit is speaking to the churches. Lee failed in his ministry and a desire to restore a scriptural assembly not because of his “apostasy thesis”, but due to so many things that are discussed here.