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Originally Posted by Ohio
Careful there ThankfulForever777; not only rejecting WL you go further and also reject the Word of God, thus becoming a "dishonorable vessel."
Does not the Bible say "Whoever calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved?" (Romans 10.13) Do you believe this verse, or have you rejected it? Does it only apply to Jews who are fasting? Is not "calling on His name" also partly a "heartfelt prayer?"
Are you not now taking Paul's word in Rom 10.13 out of context? As the wise adage declares "Bible text without context is a pretext for proof text."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOjG-pLQiJc
This video (link above) is a prime example of how the gospel is presented in the LC and how it contrasts with a more biblically grounded message. When I first saw this video, it raised many red flags for me, helping me recognize the significant differences between the gospel-less and false Witness Lee's version of the gospel and a more orthodox, biblical gospel presentation.
In brief, a young college student, who had grown up in the LC her whole life, was asked how she would share the gospel with her non-Christian friends.
She responded by saying she would tell them to "call on the name of the Lord" because the Bible says that those who call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. She would teach them to say, "Oh Lord Jesus" and encourage them to exercise their spirit. Her focus was on helping them realize they have a human spirit and that they need to exercise it to know God, not in a formal or religious way. She also mentioned that when her friends feel bored or uninterested in life, she would tell them that they weren’t made to be filled with anything from the world, but to contain God.
In contrast, the Christian man who recorded the video presented what I believe to be a more biblical gospel message. He says something like this:
"You know that God exists. He is the Creator, and He gave you a conscience to know the difference between right and wrong. You know it’s wrong to steal, lie, and blaspheme. One day, you will stand before God, who made you, to give an account for your life. He will judge you by His moral standard. We have all sinned, and because of our sin, God will judge us with eternal punishment in hell. But God, in His mercy, provided a way of escape from His righteous wrath. Two thousand years ago, God the Father sent His Son, Jesus Christ—fully God and fully man, without sin—into the world. He lived the perfect life that we failed to live. Jesus Christ voluntarily died on the cross, bearing the punishment we deserve. He defeated sin and death by rising from the grave. Now, God commands us to turn to Christ in faith, to trust in Him and His finished work on the cross, to receive forgiveness of our sins, and to be reconciled with the God who made us, receiving the gift of eternal life with Him."