Greetings from NYC!

Lumosityfan · 10-22-2018, 02:45 PM

Hello everyone,

I'm very glad I found this site because I've been trying to find more in-depth details about the Local Church like whether it's a cult and whether I should keep on going to it. Initially I thought it wouldn't be that bad, just having weird rituals but overall biblically sound. However, perusing through this site and other Christian sites that discussed the matter, I realized the truth behind the Local Church movement that has cautioned me towards being involved with it in the future (things like not caring for the poor, lack of true evangelism, biblical controversies concerning their interpretation of the Bible, scandals concerning the leadership, the fact that you can't question leadership which is just plain stupid (I mean people in the Bible questioned each other all the time and God didn't bat an eye), and the issue that Witness Lee is considered equal to Jesus Christ in the Local Church which I just threw up thinking about). I actually joined the Local Church initially 3 years ago from a college friend of mine who invited me to one of their college dinners and kept on going through their events, thinking again it wasn't that bad. However, I actually didn't grow up in the Local Church thankfully but from my church back home which is not even close to being affiliated with the Local Church thankfully. I see people have had difficulties adjusting to normal church life after leaving the Local Church and I, having done the opposite having entered the Local Church life from the inside, would love to assist those who don't know what it's like to live in the world outside the Local Church. If you need help in those matters, please do not hesitate to PM me; I can give you plethora of data concerning what it's like to live in a "normal" church, having done so for 9 years now (and having enjoyed every single minute of it

) As I mentioned before, I'm so thankful I found this site as it has informed me and I hope I can be of use here. (And sorry if this is quite the long paragraph; I tend to do that a lot

)

Sincerely,
Lumosityfan

10-22-2018, 02:45 PM	#1
Lumosityfan Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: New York City Posts: 15	Greetings from NYC! Hello everyone, I'm very glad I found this site because I've been trying to find more in-depth details about the Local Church like whether it's a cult and whether I should keep on going to it. Initially I thought it wouldn't be that bad, just having weird rituals but overall biblically sound. However, perusing through this site and other Christian sites that discussed the matter, I realized the truth behind the Local Church movement that has cautioned me towards being involved with it in the future (things like not caring for the poor, lack of true evangelism, biblical controversies concerning their interpretation of the Bible, scandals concerning the leadership, the fact that you can't question leadership which is just plain stupid (I mean people in the Bible questioned each other all the time and God didn't bat an eye), and the issue that Witness Lee is considered equal to Jesus Christ in the Local Church which I just threw up thinking about). I actually joined the Local Church initially 3 years ago from a college friend of mine who invited me to one of their college dinners and kept on going through their events, thinking again it wasn't that bad. However, I actually didn't grow up in the Local Church thankfully but from my church back home which is not even close to being affiliated with the Local Church thankfully. I see people have had difficulties adjusting to normal church life after leaving the Local Church and I, having done the opposite having entered the Local Church life from the inside, would love to assist those who don't know what it's like to live in the world outside the Local Church. If you need help in those matters, please do not hesitate to PM me; I can give you plethora of data concerning what it's like to live in a "normal" church, having done so for 9 years now (and having enjoyed every single minute of it ) As I mentioned before, I'm so thankful I found this site as it has informed me and I hope I can be of use here. (And sorry if this is quite the long paragraph; I tend to do that a lot ) Sincerely, Lumosityfan