The Ground Of The Church

Cal · 12-11-2008, 08:55 AM

Gubei,

Thank you for your comments on the matters of oneness and leadership. I agree that striving for oneness is not unimportant.

However, insisting on oneness (particularly of a specific manifestation) can actually be divisive itself. This is almost paradoxical, which is one reason it is so hard to come to grips with. Yet we know God is not the God of confusion.

Either the local ground is a matter of the faith and thus required of everyone, or it is not and should not be required of anyone. The local ground cannot be some special "truth" which is not a matter of the faith but still must be adhered to by everyone as if it were. This is actually the way WL and the LCs treat the teaching, which is doublemindedness, which is confusion, which leads to division.

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Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	Re: "Early Nee" vs. "Later Nee" Gubei, Thank you for your comments on the matters of oneness and leadership. I agree that striving for oneness is not unimportant. However, insisting on oneness (particularly of a specific manifestation) can actually be divisive itself. This is almost paradoxical, which is one reason it is so hard to come to grips with. Yet we know God is not the God of confusion. Either the local ground is a matter of the faith and thus required of everyone, or it is not and should not be required of anyone. The local ground cannot be some special "truth" which is not a matter of the faith but still must be adhered to by everyone as if it were. This is actually the way WL and the LCs treat the teaching, which is doublemindedness, which is confusion, which leads to division. Last edited by Cal; 12-11-2008 at 09:02 AM.