Judge not that ye be not judged...

[Nell]

"poor, poor Christianity"
"Degraded Christianity"
"moo-cows"

To what extent, if any, has "the ministry" of Witness Lee heaped judgment upon itself? Upon the Local Churches? Has the Local Church brought the judgment of being not just "poor", but doubly poor, upon itself?

Have the Local Churches become degraded because of their own name-calling of their brothers and sisters in Christ? Remember the song?

"Overcome! Overcome! Overcome degraded CHRISSSS-tianity!" A song. How shameful.

Has the LC Leadership become a herd of mooing cows?

What other judgments were pronounced by Lee upon his brothers and sisters, and are those judgments visible in the LC today?

What other self-inflicted judgments, if any?

Judging Others: Matt. 7:1-6
“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgement you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye’, when there is the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

6 “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.


I remember in the early days, Lee pronounced an enormous amount of judgment/criticism of denominational churches for their practice of hiring pastors and preachers to serve their flocks. Hirelings. That's what Lee called them. Hirelings. The logic was, if their pastors were paid, then the churches owned those whom they paid. Controlled them. They could not speak the truth that was not "approved" by the ones who paid their salaries...or they could get fired. Then he boasted profusely that "we don't have any hirelings", we don't pay anyone.

Does the Local Church pay those who serve it today?

Nell