The Relationship Between The Churches And The Work

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Where is this in the Bible? Since when is the "Body of Christ" the governing principle? And just who is this "Body of Christ?" Notice that this "Body of Christ" which Ron Kangas is talking about has nothing to do with the real "Body of Christ" since the real "Body of Christ" is continually condemned by LSM as "poor, degraded Christianity."

Ohio, I'm sure you realize as I do how within LSM/LC fellowship when the Body of Christ is used, it has a distorted meaning. The distortion being all Christians who fellowship within these many LSM/LC meeting halls. In reality a fraction of the Body. As you know there are many times more Christians meeting in assemblies, homes, etc apart from LSM oriented fellowship. All these dear brothers and sisters are also members of the Body of Christ.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Terry

Ohio, I'm sure you realize as I do how within LSM/LC fellowship when the Body of Christ is used, it has a distorted meaning. The distortion being all Christians who fellowship within these many LSM/LC meeting halls. In reality a fraction of the Body. As you know there are many times more Christians meeting in assemblies, homes, etc apart from LSM oriented fellowship. All these dear brothers and sisters are also members of the Body of Christ.

Has anyone else, outside of the Recovery, heard that the "governing principle is the body of Christ?"

Bet you ask a thousand dedicated Christians, "what is our governing principle?", and they would say scripture, the Lord, the Spirit, God Himself, or some may say "love," but who would say "the body?"

Comments?

[UntoHim]

If “the governing principle of the Body of Christ” was the governing principle of the Local Chuch of Witness Lee, then Witness Lee should have been listening to the rest of the Body of Christ way back in the day when his brothers in Christ were telling him that he was teaching false things. I don’t think the Body of Christ appreciated getting marched upon with banners declaring “down with Babylon” and such. How come the Local Church only listens to the governing principle of the Body of Christ when they agree with them? So when Dr. Walter Martin and his assistants, Bob and Gretchen Passantino, do in depth research regarding the teachings and practices of the Local Church, and find there are false and even cultic things, they are not part of the governing principle of the Body of Christ - But when Dr. Martin and Bob Passantino are gone, all of the sudden Dr. Martin’s wealthy replacement and Bob’s widow are all of the sudden the biggest and best governing principle of the Body of Christ? Yeah right.

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by UntoHim

If “the governing principle of the Body of Christ” was the governing principle of the Local Chuch of Witness Lee, then Witness Lee should have been listening to the rest of the Body of Christ way back in the day when his brothers in Christ were telling him that he was teaching false things. I don’t think the Body of Christ appreciated getting marched upon with banners declaring “down with Babylon” and such. How come the Local Church only listens to the governing principle of the Body of Christ when they agree with them? So when Dr. Walter Martin and his assistants, Bob and Gretchen Passantino, do in depth research regarding the teachings and practices of the Local Church, and find there are false and even cultic things, they are not part of the governing principle of the Body of Christ - But when Dr. Martin and Bob Passantino are gone, all of the sudden Dr. Martin’s wealthy replacement and Bob’s widow are all of the sudden the biggest and best governing principle of the Body of Christ? Yeah right.

UntoHim, your post ties very much into a phrase I've heard time after time: "the feeling of the Body". Another way to phrase a portion of your post, is "the feeling of the Body" only listened to when it benefits Living Stream and the work they endorse. When you or I speak of the sin of partiality, that wouldn't benefit LSM or it's work so it must not be according to the feeling of the body. LSM has used the turmoils to make a mockery of Isaiah 5:20. LSM needed to for it's benefit and say anything contrary to what LSM published about the turmoils is not "according to the feeling of the body". There are many members objecting.

[Nell]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Has anyone else, outside of the Recovery, heard that the "governing principle is the body of Christ?"

Bet you ask a thousand dedicated Christians, "what is our governing principle?", and they would say scripture, the Lord, the Spirit, God Himself, or some may say "love," but who would say "the body?"

Comments?

Ohio,

I think anyone outside the LC would say something like "Huh? What are you talking about?"

Someone once said to me "WHO TALKS THAT WAY?" That topic was about "being 'constituted' with Witness Lee's Ministry". Same type thing. The phraseology is so strange it's hard to take seriously.

Nell