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Originally Posted by HERn
In my opinion a fundamental problem with LSM Leeism is their refusal to receive anything outside of WL. The Spirit is rich in expression...to restrict yourself to Leeism is to refuse what the Spirit is providing through the entire body of Christ. Leeism fosters pride and and the rejection of the Spirit's working outside of LSM.
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In any large metropolitan area, there are going to be numerous gatherings. You can't expect every Christian in town to be in the same building at the same time. Nowhere in the Scripture is this indicated. Even "Jerusalem" and "Zion" were surrounded and supported by a vast geographical and social network. So to expect everybody to get in one room, under one minister, as the only valid representation of God's people today, is unrealistic at best and delusional at worst.
Sure, WN saw division. And WL made a lot of noise about it, here in the USA. But their proposed solution of "one church" is simply not practical. In reality you'll have numerous meetings, gatherings, assemblies, whatever you call them (gasp - 'churches'!!). The Spirit moved across the earth, and people began to gather in Jesus' name. One gathering may have a piano. One may have a banjo. One may have 3 guitars. Whatever. God isn't bothered by a diverse representation.
But clearly the LC of WL, what you call 'Leeism', is bothered by diversity in representation. It sees diversity as a kind of proto-sectarianism. Its proposed solution is to have everyone get in the same room, read the exact same translation of the exact same Bible verses, then recite the exact same explanation to each other, and anyone who doesn't gets marginalized. This seems to go against the whole expression of the Bible: the Bible seems very inclusive, in Jesus' name. "Receive those whom God received in Christ Jesus". No qualifiers, beyond that we have sinned, repented, and confessed. Those saying, "None may add qualifiers" have themselves added the most restrictive qualifier of all. Because they've given themselves the license, or "the ground" to reject everyone. They can say they're the most inclusive, while rejecting everyone who isn't as inclusive as they are.