Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassidy
"It was your quote, Cassidy, post #57. Are you serious or just playing ignorant as to what "we" means? I suspect you know very well that it means the Local Church Movement that claims it's not a movement."
ABF,
First, I did not say anything about being "outside of Christianity" in post 57. Rather by your own admission you heard this in a meeting you attended this week in a local church you were sitting in.
Secondly, I was serious in my question. I have no idea what you mean by "we". Maybe you meant the local church you attend, or the Local Churches at large in 2012, or the churches at the time Watchman Nee spoke that word , or maybe you meant to include me with you when you say "we" (although I have no idea why you would do that). Any number of possibilities. Since you meant the Local Church you should have just said that.
However, since you attend the meetings of the local church why are you asking me? Why haven't you put these questions to the elders in your locality? Someone mentions in a meeting you are sitting in "We are not a movement. We are not a movement within Christianity." and you come ask me for clarification? Step up! Are you playing games with me or with the brothers and sisters in your locality? If you seriously want an answer to something you heard in your meeting then why are you NOT bringing it up there? Now that begs the question, why you bring it up with me here instead? By asking me were you really seeking clarification, a sincere inquiry, or were you merely teeing up your swing? Serious? Then answer that and oh by the way, why are still you there as part of the local "we"?
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"We are not a new denomination. Neither are we a new sect, a new movement, or a new organization. We are not here to join a certain sect or form our own sect. Other than having a special calling and commission from God, there would be no need for us to exist independently. The reason we are here is that God has given us a special calling."
The above is how you ended post #57. I think I explained that I had heard the same thing in a meeting I was in.
As to your being serious...You feigned being an American Indian ("What mean "we" paleface?
") then turned into a late night tv comic, " But seriously...." I honestly thought you were kidding.
As Terry stated, I know where the elders stand, I know where many of the saints in my locality stand. I was asking you where you stand. I am not addressing them. You assumed that I haven't already done those things. My question to you, here on the forum, was clear. The "we" in your quote is the same "we" I heard this past Sunday. I want to know what
YOU think the LC is if it's not a movement. Who else can I ask for clarification about
YOUR opinion on the matter?!
I am not "playing games" with you Cassidy. You're the one using sports metaphors.
My question was genuine, and questioning my genuineness is a nice way to evade answering. I have been nothing but genuine here. Show me where I've been otherwise. What tone did you hear in my post that wasn't appropriate to the paleface comment of yours? Instead of questioning people's sincerity give them the benefit of the doubt until they've shown themselves to be unworthy of it...