Morning Revival

Steel · 02-05-2018, 08:47 AM

Hi brothers and sisters in Christ... Not sure if this in my first post on the website or not, but I see that I joined back in 2015 and I know that from time to time I have been thinking about participating, but haven't as I didn't have a clear sense to do so. But of late I have, maybe for the last few months.

My wife and I meet with the local church here in Austin, TX, and have been doing so since around mid-2014. Prior to this we had been meeting with the local church in Miami, FL, starting around mid-2003 until around the end of 2006.

Between the end of 2006 and 2014 we were not meeting with any fellowship. This was a decision on our part based on an experience that we had with brother in the local church in Miami, which caused us to withdraw from attending meetings. And prior to meeting with the local church in Miami we had already stopped meeting with any Christian fellowships in our area as we had become absolutely convinced that what we were seeing taking place in these fellowships was not aligned with what we had been coming to understand regarding what scripture says about the fellowship of the church.

I may give more background to the above as the Lord leads, but since this is either my first post, or my first post in a few years, I just wanted folks to have a little a sense of where I'm coming from, and presently at.

Regarding the Morning Revival and the use of both Witness Lee's, Watchman Nee's names...

Who cares?

As a old pastor of a small non-denominational fellowship that my wife and I attended for a few years often said... "Eat the hay and leave the sticks."

What profit is there in debating the use of names on the cover of books?

Shouldn't it be as simple as turning to the Lord and just asking Him... "Lord, do you want me to read this, or do you want me to not read it?"

I'm reminded of this OT scripture...

Numbers 22:21-39... "And Balaam rose up in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the rulers of Moab. . . . And God's anger was kindled because he was going, and the Angel of Jehovah took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. . . . And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back into the way. . . . Then the Angel of Jehovah stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side. . . . And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah, she pressed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. So he struck her again. . . . And the Angel of Jehovah went further and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left. . . . And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah, she lay down under Balaam. Then Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. . . . And Jehovah opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times? . . . And Balaam said to the donkey, Because you have mocked me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now. . . . And the donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you? And he said, No. . . . Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and he bowed his head and fell on his face. . . . And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? I am here, having come out as an adversary, because your way was unrestrained before Me. . . . And the donkey saw Me and turned aside before Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, I would surely have killed you just now and let her live."

"...I would surely have killed you just now and let her live."

Rather than what's written on the cover, how about a discussion about what's in-between the covers.

02-05-2018, 08:47 AM	#5
Steel Moderated Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 222	Re: Morning Revival Hi brothers and sisters in Christ... Not sure if this in my first post on the website or not, but I see that I joined back in 2015 and I know that from time to time I have been thinking about participating, but haven't as I didn't have a clear sense to do so. But of late I have, maybe for the last few months. My wife and I meet with the local church here in Austin, TX, and have been doing so since around mid-2014. Prior to this we had been meeting with the local church in Miami, FL, starting around mid-2003 until around the end of 2006. Between the end of 2006 and 2014 we were not meeting with any fellowship. This was a decision on our part based on an experience that we had with brother in the local church in Miami, which caused us to withdraw from attending meetings. And prior to meeting with the local church in Miami we had already stopped meeting with any Christian fellowships in our area as we had become absolutely convinced that what we were seeing taking place in these fellowships was not aligned with what we had been coming to understand regarding what scripture says about the fellowship of the church. I may give more background to the above as the Lord leads, but since this is either my first post, or my first post in a few years, I just wanted folks to have a little a sense of where I'm coming from, and presently at. Regarding the Morning Revival and the use of both Witness Lee's, Watchman Nee's names... Who cares? As a old pastor of a small non-denominational fellowship that my wife and I attended for a few years often said... "Eat the hay and leave the sticks." What profit is there in debating the use of names on the cover of books? Shouldn't it be as simple as turning to the Lord and just asking Him... "Lord, do you want me to read this, or do you want me to not read it?" I'm reminded of this OT scripture... Numbers 22:21-39... "And Balaam rose up in the morning and saddled his donkey and went with the rulers of Moab. . . . And God's anger was kindled because he was going, and the Angel of Jehovah took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. . . . And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field. And Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back into the way. . . . Then the Angel of Jehovah stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side. . . . And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah, she pressed herself against the wall and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. So he struck her again. . . . And the Angel of Jehovah went further and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn either to the right or to the left. . . . And when the donkey saw the Angel of Jehovah, she lay down under Balaam. Then Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. . . . And Jehovah opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times? . . . And Balaam said to the donkey, Because you have mocked me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now. . . . And the donkey said to Balaam, Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you? And he said, No. . . . Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel of Jehovah standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and he bowed his head and fell on his face. . . . And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? I am here, having come out as an adversary, because your way was unrestrained before Me. . . . And the donkey saw Me and turned aside before Me these three times. If she had not turned aside from Me, I would surely have killed you just now and let her live." "...I would surely have killed you just now and let her live." Rather than what's written on the cover, how about a discussion about what's in-between the covers.