[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by tasteslikegold

Frankly, UntoHim, I am alarmed at the hostile tone of your response. Am I your enemy? Have I done something to offend you?

Not to worry, don't confuse my over-the-top, colorful language with a "hostile tone". No we are not enemies, we are just two members of a discussion forum discussing!

...I would trust that you have not experienced all of the estimated 40,000+ Christian denominations/ministries in the world.

Of course not. But I would trust that if I have "experienced" 20, then that is about 19 1/2 more then the average Local Churcher. Look, I listen to Christian radio, watch a little tv, read magazines and papers, obviously I spend a fair amount of time on the Internet and yes I even visit (gasp!) churches on an occasional basis, all to "keep in touch" with whats going on out there. The fellowship I attend only has a few hundred believers and that is only a very small percentage of the Christians in my metro area, much less the whole country or world.

So your comment cannot speak to the general condition of the whole of Christendom.

And neither did Witness Lee's, nor yours. Oh, and just keep in mind that if there is something called "Christendom" then The Local Church IS PART OF IT. If there is something called "Christianity" then The Local Church IS PART OF IT.

Besides, the law of entropy and the principal of apostasy present in the earth run against your argument.

And I suppose that The Local Church has been able to escape the affects of this law and this principal? I'm sure you have been following along over the past number of years - the more people get to know the history of the Local Church, the more we find out just how much the law of entropy and the principal of apostasy has affected the movement from the very beginning. But this is taking us off topic.