Greetings from NYC!

[Lumosityfan]

Originally Posted by Drake

Okay... you’re a sola scriptura Christian... and any mortal mans teaching is wrong and not to be compared with “the Immortal Being’s creation of the Bible and the Gospel”.

You are entitled to hold that view but it is wrong according the Scripture you claim to adhere to. Suggest you study Ephesians and how the work of ministry produces the Body of Christ through the gifts He gives to the Church.

Thanks for sharing,

Drake

The problem isn't using mortal man's teachings to educate us in the Lord - far from it. Indeed, we need people to educate us about the Bible and guide us towards better understanding of the Bible. 1 Peter 5:1-4 says "So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory." Honestly one of the most important people I can credit to my journey with Jesus Christ is Rick Warren, for his book A Purpose Driven Life helped guide me as I started a new journey with the Lord. In addition, one of the elders in my church began with me on my journey by guiding me whom I can say is one of the most important people as well. That being said, notice how it says those people should "not domineer over those in your charge". When you excommunicate half of your congregation purely because of disagreements over non-biblical stuff and you bring down lawsuits against people who simply want to reveal the truth, it shows that you don't really care about helping those you are supposed to care about. In addition, the problem is that the Local Church equates Witness Lee with Jesus Christ in terms of his teachings. Paul says in Philippians 3:12-14 that "Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." He understands that he's not even close to being God or Jesus Christ but rather that he should give himself up towards serving God.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Lumosityfan

The problem isn't using mortal man's teachings to educate us in the Lord - far from it. Indeed, we need people to educate us about the Bible and guide us towards better understanding of the Bible. 1 Peter 5:1-4 says.........He understands that he's not even close to being God or Jesus Christ but rather that he should give himself up towards serving God.

Ok. Thanks for clarifying that you also read and apparently have preferences for certain mortal men’s writing about the Bible. When you went off on that “immortal being” vs. “mortal man” track it sounded like you lacked a basic understanding of God’s arrangement and provision to build the Body of Christ. Also, regarding your last point the Immortal Being used a mortal man to write half of the New Testament.

I still don’t know what someone said to give you that erroneous impression.

Drake

[Lumosityfan]

Originally Posted by Drake

Ok. Thanks for clarifying that you also read and apparently have preferences for certain mortal men’s writing about the Bible. When you went off on that “immortal being” vs. “mortal man” track it sounded like you lacked a basic understanding of God’s arrangement and provision to build the Body of Christ. Also, regarding your last point the Immortal Being used a mortal man to write half of the New Testament.

I still don’t know what someone said to give you that erroneous impression.

Drake

Yes....which was my frickin' point concerning Witness Lee lol. There's nothing wrong with Witness Lee being used to build God's Kingdom. The problem comes when you equate the two even tangentially.