Nee's 'Ministry to the House or to the Lord'

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by OBW

Such a booklet as "Ministry to the House or to the Lord" misses the mark. It is, as is too common in LRC theology, too focused on ethereal and "spiritual" things and is nearly of no earthly good. The main ministry is to the earth. To our fellow man. That is our daily life. It is where we are day by day. It is the primary place of ministry. Not in or around the Temple.

OBW, methinks you have taken your rejection of Lee and Nee way too far, to the point that you reject scripture just because they taught from it. The Lord Jesus, who was God Himself, come in the flesh, was a pattern for us. Did He not often minister to the Father in prayer? Yes He came to serve, and He did so incessantly for the span of 3+ years, but the gospel writers record numerous times when He isolated Himself for prayer.

Prayer is not just a series of requests we mail off to heaven when things go awry. It is also a ministry, a fellowship, a living conversation between us and God. It becomes the source for all real spiritual vitality and service. Take away this ministry to the Lord and we are left with nothing of lasting value.

Wise would be heeding the admonition to "Talk less, Pray more."