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Originally Posted by awareness
I asked awhile back for an official list of all the MOTA's down thru the ages.
You've revealed that, they don't have one.
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We are on post #430, we have gone over the relevant quotes in LSM, we have listened to Evangelical and Drake defend this doctrine and yet we still have
Unanswered Questions
1. What is the official list of MOTA’s from Peter, to Paul to WN and WL?
2. If the MOTA gets the vision from God and gives it to the people, what is the difference between a MOTA and a mediator?
3. If all the elder’s pledge to follow the MOTA then what is the difference between the MOTA and the head of the church — Jesus?
4. If you require something other than the blood of Christ to be a church in good standing (i.e. the “ground of the church”) then isn’t this a denial of the Lord who redeemed us?
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Unsatisfactory answers
1. MOTA and Ground of the Church are used as a justification for dividing themselves from other Christians, for judging the meetings of other Christians and for condemning the Lord's table held by other Christians. When asked that since this doctrine is a justification for division, it is something they cannot compromise on, then doesn't that mean it is an item of the faith?
The only answer to that question given is that "they are being faithful to what the Lord has told them". This is unsatisfactory because the Lord does not justify division except in an item of the faith. Likewise, if saying that "Witness Lee is the Minister of the Age" is an item of the faith you have equated confessing Witness Lee with confessing Jesus Christ -- a very clear heresy.
Unacceptable Answers
We have been told that this is one persons "least favorite" doctrine, another says it is not important and we are also told in effect it is a "take it or leave it" doctrine (if you haven't seen the matter of the ground of the church then logically you would also not see the MOTA).
None of these responses are acceptable seeing that this is the basis of division. They do not deny that there are other genuine Christians who received Christ by faith and were washed in His blood. To justify division from the Body, to condemn their meetings, simply not acceptable to say that this is not something very important, something that must be explained.