The Recovery of The Local Churches in Vietnam

[Nell]

Originally Posted by Hodos

I am meeting with a group of saints outside the LSM so-called churches in Viet Nam. There are a few saints in their congregations who told me some of their remarks as follows, hope you are the ones who are ahead of us in the right way of recovery, please guide us so that we can help many others saints in Vietnam-
1 / A young saint told me in 2013: “I believe through W.N. and W.L. the Lord's recovery come up to a zenith, and that culmination is the daily reading of Morning revival holy word published by the LSM. I cannot leave W.L. to follow Titus Chu or John So, because their teachings and books are far behind and inferior to the books of W.L.
2 / An elderly saint said to me: “Do not bring us back to the Stone Age, in that we had to work hard to find some bible verses to share on Sunday morning meetings according 1 Corinthians 14:26. Today with the help of LSM, everything is ready, why not accept the documents they print? "
Thank you,
Hodos, September, 4, 2020

Hi Hodos,

The Corinthians seemed to have much the same problem that you describe above. When they told Paul about their problem, here's what he told them and us, with a few "updates" to bring home the point of these verses to fit your situation.

1 Corinthians 1:11
11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe (Vietnam), that there are contentions (disagreements) among you.
12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
(I am of Witness Lee. I am of Titus Chu. I am of John So.)
13 Is Christ divided? was Witness Lee crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Witness Lee?
14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.


When Christians are asking which man they should follow, they are asking the wrong question. They are asking how they should divide the Body of Christ by following which man.

Paul asks the excellent question "Is Christ divided?"

Of course, the answer is "no!"

We are to follow Christ. No man. We are free to read the writings of others who have gone before us, as we are led by the Lord Himself. We are also free to reject the writings of others whose purpose is to draw a following unto themselves by insisting "I am of Witness Lee".

Galatians 5 (KJV)
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
We are free to read the writings of Witness Lee, but we are not to be brought into bondage by following Lee or any other man.

John 8:36 (KJV)
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Following Witness Lee will not make anyone free.

I hope this helps,
Nell