Titus Chu Conference at "Chicago Gospel Hall" (April 9-10, 2016)

[aron]

Originally Posted by Ohio

This section stood out to me ...

Why Doesn’t Our Church Have a Name?

In the New Testament, the believers simply came together wherever they lived to be the church in that place, e.g., the church of God in Corinth (1 Cor. 1:2), the church in Ephesus (Rev. 2:1), or the church of the Thessalonians (1 Thess, 1:1). We do refer to ourselves as “the church in Chicago” or “the church of the Chicagoans,” but we do not take these terms as a name; we are only using them to describe who we are. We are incorporated as “The Church of the Chicagoans,” but that is only for legal purposes, or for practical matters such as designating this website. Again, we don’t take such descriptions as our actual name.

To “denominate” literally means “to give a name to; designate” (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition). Christians today are so divided in part because they are denominated; that is, they want to be called by some name other than the name of Christ, e.g., Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, etc.

The Church of the Chicagoans says they only take a name because they have to. But they assert that the "denominations" take names because they want to. It's right there in black and white, folks - the difference between the LC church and "fallen Christianity" is that the LC, while doing the same thing, has a good heart, and doesn't want to do it, but the "denomination" has a bad heart and wants to do it.

On this ground your church is built? By peering into the hearts of others?

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by aron

The Church of the Chicagoans says they only take a name because they have to. But they assert that the "denominations" take names because they want to. It's right there in black and white, folks - the difference between the LC church and "fallen Christianity" is that the LC, while doing the same thing, has a good heart, and doesn't want to do it, but the "denomination" has a bad heart and wants to do it.

On this ground your church is built? By peering into the hearts of others?

Legal purposes? Really! Why not say for tax benefits? Quite easily Christians can come together in His name without resorting to taking a name.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by aron

The Church of the Chicagoans says they only take a name because they have to. But they assert that the "denominations" take names because they want to. It's right there in black and white, folks - the difference between the LC church and "fallen Christianity" is that the LC, while doing the same thing, has a good heart, and doesn't want to do it, but the "denomination" has a bad heart and wants to do it.

On this ground your church is built? By peering into the hearts of others?

Only Brother Lee could truly know a man's heart, or so the loyals believe.

[HERn]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Only Brother Lee could truly know a man's heart, or so the loyals believe.

I once heard RK say he could "read" the saints. Must have learned it from WL.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by HERn

I once heard RK say he could "read" the saints. Must have learned it from WL.

RG also could, so they called him "X-Ray."

It basically works like this -- walk into a room of brothers, and tell them they are all in the flesh. They then think he is on to something.