A little background

[InOmnibusCaritas]

Originally Posted by Ohio

I agree with those verses completely. I love those verses. I memorized those verses long ago. I fought many on behalf of those verses.

But let's be fair, if you say that the LC's "ADD OR TAKE AWAY" from the gospel of Jesus Christ, then you have to prove it, and not just make some unfounded claim. Secondly, you must apply the exact same standard to every other Christian and church, including your own.

Exactly. There is no stronger accusation than this. Accusing someone of preaching a different gospel is to say, "let him be anathema". You must be prepared to say that WL is going to hell. You must also be prepared to be judged, in the case LCs are not preaching a different gospel and in fact true brothers and sisters in Christ, according to Mark 9:42. Tread carefully.

[UntoHim]

boughtbyJesus' claim that the LC preaches another gospel is hardly unfounded. I have been making such a claim for over 10 years on these open forums. I think "the proof" can be found in many of the tens of thousands of posts on this very forum. This is to say nothing of the many Christian apologists who have been making this claim for decades. As I have always said, Witness Lee actually preached and taught two "gospels" - He taught the genuine, biblical Gospel along side of his "another gospel" of "God's economy". Unfortunately, it seems that the Local Church has gravitated more towards Lee's false gospel than the genuine Gospel, and boughtbyJesus has experienced this first hand.

[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by InOmnibusCaritas

There is no stronger accusation than this.

You are correct, and this is because there is nothing more important than the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Unfortunately for Local Churchers, Witness Lee did not feel this way about the historic Christian Gospel, in fact he frequently referred to his gospel as "the higher gospel", implying that the genuine, biblical Gospel was something inadequate or incomplete.

Accusing someone of preaching a different gospel is to say, "let him be anathema". You must be prepared to say that WL is going to hell. You must also be prepared to be judged, in the case LCs are not preaching a different gospel and in fact true brothers and sisters in Christ, according to Mark 9:42. Tread carefully.

The apostle Paul did not say "going to hell", and I don't think you are in a position to say such a thing either. I'm sure you recall when the Lord Jesus told Peter "get behind me Satan!" Interestingly enough, this also involved the very heart of the Christian Gospel - that the Lord Jesus was going to die on the cross and be raised on the third day - of which Peter seemed to be telling the Lord Jesus that all that was not necessary. I hope and pray it will be the same for the Local Church movement - that they will take the rebuke and go on to a more healthy view and practice of the Gospel. I also hope and pray that this forum will be instrumental in this crucial thing taking place.