A Healthy Revelation and LSM's Rebellion

Indiana · 05-02-2011, 02:20 PM

Receiving a healthy revelation of Christ and the church includes not only seeing the wonderful aspects of Christ’s Person and His monumental accomplishments; it also involves receiving all believers according to Christ’s own receiving of them for a practical expression of the church, which is his Body.

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A Healthy Revelation and LSM’s Rebellion

Receiving a healthy revelation of Christ and the church includes not only seeing the wonderful aspects of Christ’s Person and His monumental accomplishments; it also involves receiving all believers according to Christ’s own receiving of them for a practical expression of the church, which is His Body.

The Proper Receiving of the Saints

“It is only by being so liberal and general that we can receive all the saints in a proper way. If we are otherwise, we cannot avoid being sectarian in the matter of receiving. If we are special in anything and insist upon that, we will probably not receive those who differ from us in certain matters. But the Apostle said, ”Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.” What he meant when he referred to “him that is weak in the faith” is illustrated in the following verses: i. e., the matter of eating and keeping of days. By this we are affirmatively told that we must receive the saints who differ from us in these things. Any saint who holds a different opinion or concept regarding the things we are in favor, we must receive, “for God hath received him.” As long as he is a saint, as long as He has received him, we have no right to reject him. Our receiving must be the same as God’s receiving, no less and no more. God’s receiving is the basis of our receiving. Our receiving must not be according to our taste, our opinion, or our assertion. It must be in accordance with God’s receiving. It must be based upon God’s receiving – nothing else.

God receives people according to His Son. As long as a person receives His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, as His personal Savior, regardless of the concepts he holds regarding all other things, God receives him immediately. Since God receives people in this way, we too must receive people in the same way. Our receiving must be in accordance with God’s receiving. If our receiving differs from His, it means that we are wrong: either we are more narrow or more broad than God. This will cause much trouble and damage to the church life.

God’s receiving is based upon Christ’s receiving, and Christ’s receiving is in accordance with our faith in Him. Whoever believes in Him, He will receive. Whoever receives Him, He will never reject. He said, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). Since coming to Him, believing in Him, receiving Him, is the only condition for Christ’s receiving, so we must receive people upon the same basis with nothing added. As long as anyone believes in Christ our Lord, as long as he receives Him as his personal Savior, we must receive Him with nothing else required. Regardless of how he may dissent in so many other things, as long as he is a real believer in the Lord, we have no choice but to receive him. For the Lord has received him. This is why the Apostle said, “Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.” We must receive whoever Christ has received. We must
have such a proper receiving of all the saints that we may keep the proper unity; otherwise, we can never keep ourselves from being sectarian and causing much confusion and damage to the church life. To practice the church life by keeping the proper unity, such a general receiving is necessary. May the Lord have mercy upon us!”
(W. Lee, Practical Expression of the Church, pp 66-77, 1968)

Thirty years later – Final Word of Witness Lee
“This is a lesson for us all. The co-workers in different places need to learn; all responsible brothers in all localities need to learn. The eyes of the brothers and sisters all need to be opened. We have acted wrongly in the past, including me, I have to admit. I have had very painful repentance before the Lord. I am very sorry! I am sorry for the Body of Christ - not only for the brothers and sisters among us, but also for the ones in the denominations. You have to bring this message back and read it over and over again in mutual fellowship. Then you will see we were wrong before… To understand and analyze this needs a fair bit of effort. Again I say a few of you must come together through pray-reading, studying, reciting, and prophesying. We must learn from our past mistakes to receive people according to God's Son, not deviating a bit from the path…”
(Chinese New Year Conference, Anaheim, Feb 1997)

The Rebellion of LSM

Since the local churches, who once enjoyed a church life on a scriptural ground of unity, rebelled against God and the healthy revelation they received of Christ and the church, they need “a fair bit of effort to understand and to analyze” their deviation from the scriptural ground they once held to the sectarian ground they now treasure and hold. LSM leadership for over 35 years has led the churches into their present state.

“Since coming to Him, believing in Him, and receiving Him, is the only condition for Christ’s receiving, so we must receive people on the same basis with nothing added.” Since 1974, something has been added, and the ground for meeting as the church became narrower, excluding others. Honest analysis of the rebellion of LSM among the churches brings understanding and truthful reporting to the church.

www.lordsrecovery.us/HistoryofHiding.pdf
www.twoturmoils.com/TwentyFiveYearsintheNewWay.pdf

In the Old Testament, Moses angrily spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “Listen now ye rebels” and wrongly struck the rock twice in not keeping God’s word. In doing so, he failed to sanctify God and represent Him, as it was not God’s anger but that of Moses expressed at the waters of Meribah. A similar mistake in grander proportions has been made by Local Church leadership since 1989. In a footnote by Witness Lee to Numbers 20:10, he pointed out, interestingly, that “here Moses condemned God’s people, but Moses was the one who rebelled against God.” (See footnotes Numbers v.10, 12).

And we have a record of LSM’s rebellion to New Testament revelation of receiving people in the church, and of their creating of a new sect for themselves comprised of “ministry churches”, against scripture, and that cause division, not unity, in the Body.

www.twoturmoils.com/OneAccordwithaManandaMinisty.pdf
www.twoturmoils.com/SteveLinks.pdf

Steve. Isitt
May 2, 2011

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Indiana Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 713	A Healthy Revelation and LSM's Rebellion Receiving a healthy revelation of Christ and the church includes not only seeing the wonderful aspects of Christ’s Person and His monumental accomplishments; it also involves receiving all believers according to Christ’s own receiving of them for a practical expression of the church, which is his Body. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Healthy Revelation and LSM’s Rebellion Receiving a healthy revelation of Christ and the church includes not only seeing the wonderful aspects of Christ’s Person and His monumental accomplishments; it also involves receiving all believers according to Christ’s own receiving of them for a practical expression of the church, which is His Body. The Proper Receiving of the Saints “It is only by being so liberal and general that we can receive all the saints in a proper way. If we are otherwise, we cannot avoid being sectarian in the matter of receiving. If we are special in anything and insist upon that, we will probably not receive those who differ from us in certain matters. But the Apostle said, ”Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.” What he meant when he referred to “him that is weak in the faith” is illustrated in the following verses: i. e., the matter of eating and keeping of days. By this we are affirmatively told that we must receive the saints who differ from us in these things. Any saint who holds a different opinion or concept regarding the things we are in favor, we must receive, “for God hath received him.” As long as he is a saint, as long as He has received him, we have no right to reject him. Our receiving must be the same as God’s receiving, no less and no more. God’s receiving is the basis of our receiving. Our receiving must not be according to our taste, our opinion, or our assertion. It must be in accordance with God’s receiving. It must be based upon God’s receiving – nothing else. God receives people according to His Son. As long as a person receives His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, as His personal Savior, regardless of the concepts he holds regarding all other things, God receives him immediately. Since God receives people in this way, we too must receive people in the same way. Our receiving must be in accordance with God’s receiving. If our receiving differs from His, it means that we are wrong: either we are more narrow or more broad than God. This will cause much trouble and damage to the church life. God’s receiving is based upon Christ’s receiving, and Christ’s receiving is in accordance with our faith in Him. Whoever believes in Him, He will receive. Whoever receives Him, He will never reject. He said, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). Since coming to Him, believing in Him, receiving Him, is the only condition for Christ’s receiving, so we must receive people upon the same basis with nothing added. As long as anyone believes in Christ our Lord, as long as he receives Him as his personal Savior, we must receive Him with nothing else required. Regardless of how he may dissent in so many other things, as long as he is a real believer in the Lord, we have no choice but to receive him. For the Lord has received him. This is why the Apostle said, “Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.” We must receive whoever Christ has received. We must have such a proper receiving of all the saints that we may keep the proper unity; otherwise, we can never keep ourselves from being sectarian and causing much confusion and damage to the church life. To practice the church life by keeping the proper unity, such a general receiving is necessary. May the Lord have mercy upon us!” (W. Lee, Practical Expression of the Church, pp 66-77, 1968) Thirty years later – Final Word of Witness Lee “This is a lesson for us all. The co-workers in different places need to learn; all responsible brothers in all localities need to learn. The eyes of the brothers and sisters all need to be opened. We have acted wrongly in the past, including me, I have to admit. I have had very painful repentance before the Lord. I am very sorry! I am sorry for the Body of Christ - not only for the brothers and sisters among us, but also for the ones in the denominations. You have to bring this message back and read it over and over again in mutual fellowship. Then you will see we were wrong before… To understand and analyze this needs a fair bit of effort. Again I say a few of you must come together through pray-reading, studying, reciting, and prophesying. We must learn from our past mistakes to receive people according to God's Son, not deviating a bit from the path…” (Chinese New Year Conference, Anaheim, Feb 1997) The Rebellion of LSM Since the local churches, who once enjoyed a church life on a scriptural ground of unity, rebelled against God and the healthy revelation they received of Christ and the church, they need “a fair bit of effort to understand and to analyze” their deviation from the scriptural ground they once held to the sectarian ground they now treasure and hold. LSM leadership for over 35 years has led the churches into their present state. “Since coming to Him, believing in Him, and receiving Him, is the only condition for Christ’s receiving, so we must receive people on the same basis with nothing added.” Since 1974, something has been added, and the ground for meeting as the church became narrower, excluding others. Honest analysis of the rebellion of LSM among the churches brings understanding and truthful reporting to the church. www.lordsrecovery.us/HistoryofHiding.pdf www.twoturmoils.com/TwentyFiveYearsintheNewWay.pdf In the Old Testament, Moses angrily spoke to the children of Israel, saying, “Listen now ye rebels” and wrongly struck the rock twice in not keeping God’s word. In doing so, he failed to sanctify God and represent Him, as it was not God’s anger but that of Moses expressed at the waters of Meribah. A similar mistake in grander proportions has been made by Local Church leadership since 1989. In a footnote by Witness Lee to Numbers 20:10, he pointed out, interestingly, that “here Moses condemned God’s people, but Moses was the one who rebelled against God.” (See footnotes Numbers v.10, 12). And we have a record of LSM’s rebellion to New Testament revelation of receiving people in the church, and of their creating of a new sect for themselves comprised of “ministry churches”, against scripture, and that cause division, not unity, in the Body. www.twoturmoils.com/OneAccordwithaManandaMinisty.pdf www.twoturmoils.com/SteveLinks.pdf Steve. Isitt May 2, 2011