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Originally Posted by JJ
Yes, that was a long, painful listen. It is full of many "local churchisms", broad-brushing large groups of people, over-exalting two of God's servants and those who chose to follow them, rather than Jesus Christ who is our life.
"I didn't need to pray" is telling.
Why did Witness Lee bother to come to a Navigators Bible study if it was part of the old wine skin?
I found the statement "The ministry is for the church, not the church is for the ministry" at the beginning very interesting. James, do you hear yourself?
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Don Rutledge, in his history of the LC's, wrote this about James Barber ...
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In 1964, Herman, his fianceé Kathleen Corley, and his twin brother Thurman were in the Washington D.C. area for a summer of Navigator training. In the spring of 1964, James Barber had returned from the Witness Lee conference in Tyler, Texas. He and about 20 students at Wayland Baptist College had left the Southern Baptist denomination and began to seek the Lord and to meet in the Lord’s name as simply the church in Plainview. Witness Lee accepted an invitation to meet with James Barber and the seeking saints in
Plainview.
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In other places, Rutledge indicated that Barber was Lee's most ardent supporter, evaluating all others based upon his own zeal.