Publication Work in The Lord's Recovery aka The One Publication

[UntoHim]

https://www.lsm.org/onepublication/

The main Living Stream Ministry link to this important document/declaration/edict is STILL NOT ACTIVE. This cannot be a mistake or oversight. The powers that be at LSM/DCP have intentionally removed this document with no explanation.

I think the best explanation for the disappearance is that they saw it being ripped to shreds on this very forum. I think they are in process of revising/revamping it and we will one day see a new, born again Publication Work in The Lord's Recovery. The Blended Brothers will do their best to try and remove and/or mask all the contradictions, inconsistencies and unbiblical language...but the truth is after you remove all of these things there isn't much of a document left.

But they are in a pickle. They have made a firm declaration-proclamation which was issued world-wide. They must know that nothing that is posted on the Internet can ever really be erased - It will always stand as a judgment against these men who first posted it.

Of course they can always make an official retraction before God, men and all the current members of the Local Church of Witness Lee. My prayer and sincere hope is that they will do so.
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[Ohio]

LSM used that document as an excuse to expel TC and YDL. They don't need it any more ... unless some other reformer rises up within their ranks.

I'm surprised that entire site -- afaithfulword.org -- is still on display. If some Christian scholars saw that junk, they would rip it to pieces.

[Ohio]

I came across this quote in an LSM book . . . ("RitUNTMoGEUtPLiHM" p.10 -- Title too long to type out!)

It is a fact of history in the Lord's Recovery that any church which follows the ministry is strong and blessed. But those churches which neglect the ministry and try instead to do something on their own have become a failure. However, in saying these things, I wish to make it very clear that I by no means insist that the churches or the saints read the Life-study Messages.

This is the kind of doublespeak which confines LC's to an LSM prison. First it starts out as a "fact of history" which can easily be disproved. Dozens of LC's are not "strong and blessed" while clinging to LSM for decades. I long became disenchanted with these endless false promises of blessing.

What does it mean to "do something on their own?" How vague is that? Does that include following the Lamb wheresoever He leads?" Is not the biggest failure following man and not God? Think about the Catholic churches.

Not insisting that LC's read Life-Studies? Does that now include HWFMR? Because that is why Midwest LC's were quarantined. Such a deceptive quote.

[Cal]

It is a fact of history in the Lord's Recovery that any church which follows the ministry is strong and blessed. But those churches which neglect the ministry and try instead to do something on their own have become a failure.

This is a circular argument as well. Because they consider "strong and blessed" to mean to follow LSM and remain in "the Recovery," while being a "failure" means to not do so. By definition any "success" outside their movement is not success.

If they saw a video of a former LR member giving a message in a community church while wearing a pair of jeans, they'd consider that a failure--no matter how good the message might be.

[Cal]

Originally Posted by UntoHim

But they are in a pickle. They have made a firm declaration-proclamation which was issued world-wide. They must know that nothing that is posted on the Internet can ever really be erased - It will always stand as a judgment against these men who first posted it.

Of course they can always make an official retraction before God, men and all the current members of the Local Church of Witness Lee. My prayer and sincere hope is that they will do so.

They must have some understanding that they should not insist the churches only read LSM materials, or even read them at all. At least they understand it enough to try to look like they understand it. One hopes there is a shred of sincerity there.

LSM needs to go back to regarding churches as churches and regarding their ministry as something completely separate.

They are absolutely entitled to consider their teachings to be as good as any others. But they have no right to say or insinuate that their teachings are better than any other, or, God forbid, to try to restrict any church or Christian to them. They should simply minister and let the chips fall where they may.

This is the Lord's way to protect others from domination and themselves from pride and presumption. It's the way the early apostles took. They all ministered, and none claimed exclusivity or superiority.

Of course, their belief they are caretakers of this fantasy called "the Lord's Recovery" will probably continue to be a problem. But perhaps and hopefully they will soon concede that it was never anything but a movement and a denomination in the first place.