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Originally Posted by Terry
Self-identification we've seen in the LSM/LC fellowship can also be regarded as "making distinctions among yourselves" (James 2:4). Of course the pattern and means to make distinctions is not much different than we see in political advertisements. Putting down your competition in order to make yourself appear a preferred alternative...
The practice of segregation is essentially the local churches cutting themselves off from the rest of the Body of Christ. This is contrary to the apostle's teaching in 1 Corinthians 12:14-21.
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Nigel Tomes in his "Witness Lee sanitized" post talks about how Lee essentially put all other Christians under a curse. Denominations were children of the Whore of Babylon, and free & independent groups were "incestuous children of Lot". So if you weren't in the LC of Lee, you were at best on the fringes of God's will.
Lee's self-identification tactics brought in condemnation of all who weren't identified with (i.e. subject to) his ministry. I find this to be reprehensible coming from a supposedly Christian minister. It's the opposite of the Spirit of Christ: Christ died for all, and brought all the scattered people together in His name (John 11:52; cf 10:16). Why presume that all but you and your acolytes have missed the boat entirely? What kind of self-identification process creates this mind-set of self exaltation?
http://www.ministrybooks.org/books.c...=HDJCUEBH5ATBZ
Lee had hard words for Christianity, calling them "lawless" and "drugged", "improper" and "not approved". He'd have done well to look in the mirror, once or twice. It might have done him and his followers some good.