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Originally Posted by Terry
Is this "building up the Body" through ridicule of non-LSM churches?
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After meeting with denominational and non-denominational churches, I have reached the conclusion these non-LSM share an earnest desire for the ground of oneness the Local Churches claim to have.
This oneness is based on what Jesus Christ and not on a man and a ministry.
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The reason, of course, is that LSMers believe that there are no such thing as a non-LSM church.
Even from an LC purist (Neeistic) point of view, which I still somewhat subscribe, a denominational congregation is, at best, a sect within the local church. The view that denominationalism is a fundamental ecclesiological error in itself is hard to dispute. But when this is coupled with the view that we, the few the proud, are the one true local expression of the church, an air of superiority is inevitable even for the most level-headed.
Nee's vision of the local church is actually quite an interesting model for ecclesiological polity. To put it into practice, however, is not so simple. Nee's experiment was bound to fail - the parameters were not right. Instead of advancing the idea of a local church that is inclusive of all believers within the locality, LCs have created a most sectarian ecclesiastical ecosystem.