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Originally Posted by Felix
Do not despise [other christians] because there is such a great multitude of them; seek rather to know them and to communicate with them since you yourself are one of them. If you have no desire at all to see your brothers and sisters...
This is from the book of Assembling Together by Watchman Nee , are this practice real in the Lord's Recovery, as well as LSM?
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Felix,
To a certain extent, I would say yes, this is practiced. However, if you get on the "bad side" of these christians they will cut you off, excommunicate, quarantine, disfellowship, or whatever the current terminology is.
The way you get on the bad side is if you are labeled "factious" or "divisive". The apostle Paul said that we should cut off the factious man after a first and second admonition. (Titus 3:10)
So yes, these brethren
do practice Nee's teaching. But they seem to have a very subjective assessment of what it means to be divisive. Basically, from what I can see, if you don't do everything they say you are being "divisive". So only "yes-men" are allowed to abide there. The rest eventually become troubled and speak up, then they are banished. Or else they simply leave.
To abide there you must sit quietly, and only say "amen" when spoken to. Anything else, and you risk being marked and separated. I have seen this happen several times.