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Originally Posted by Freedom
Concerning the anti-Western movement, the object of Nee's ire was of course, denominations and denominationalism.
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The question worth asking is whether it was really denominations per se, but rather any group in any form that looked outside of China for its leadership.
So Nee created a group that looked no further than a supreme leader in China. And Lee exported it to the U.S. and other countries where the look for leadership would be to somewhere other than the U.S.
There is a big question whether either ever really believed in truly autonomous churches answering only to the Lord, but rather to a group of churches that answered to them rather than Rome, Springfield, MO, London, or wherever various denominations are headquartered.
They made a lot of noise about there being an earthly headquarters, but they really didn't believe what they were saying because the endgame was simply to move the earthly headquarters somewhere else. Since the source of our anti-denominationalism thinking springs from teachers who never really disbelieved in their place, then maybe we should look harder at the "evidence" that they are so contrary to the teachings in the Bible. Maybe there has been some sleight of hand and cunning craftiness bringing winds of doctrines as our reason to be open to everyone except those that do not follow us to the letter.