Curious!

[aron]

Originally Posted by Curious

I thought about WL’s disdain for individuality (while retaining his own, note). I asked a wise friend: why make people all conform? My friend had an instant answer….it’s far easier to control people when all conforming....yes, makes sense. so we are going round in circles, we are back to ‘control’. A main manifestation of the religious spirit, by the way.

Conformity equals control. Witness Lee wrote in the RecV footnotes that all the Local Churches should be "exactly identical", and "without any differences whatever", based on his readings of the seven golden lampstands in Rev 2 and 3. Oh really? Have you ever seen a hand-beaten gold calyx? Each is unique. And the seven angels that stand before the throne - is Michael identical in every way with Gabriel? Was Peter identical with John? Or Paul with Peter?

The whole line of thinking is absurd, contrary to nature, and to scripture, and God's to ordination. Star differs from star in glory. It's not a shame to be different.