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[Citizen of the Kingdom]

The Pure in Heart Seeing God
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matt 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
2 Tim 2:22 But flee youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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To be righteous is to deal with ourselves, to be merciful is
to deal with others, and to be pure in heart is to deal with
God. Toward ourselves, we must be strict and allow no excuses.
Toward others, we should be merciful, giving them more than
they deserve. But toward God we must be pure in heart, seeking
nothing besides Him. The reward for being pure in heart is to
see God. God is our reward. No reward is greater than God
Himself. We gain this reward by being strict, righteous, with
ourselves, by being merciful toward others, and by being pure
in heart toward God.

To be pure in heart is to be single in purpose, to have the
single goal of accomplishing God's will for God's glory. This
is for the kingdom of the heavens. Our spirit is the organ to
receive Christ (John 1:12; 3:6), whereas our heart is the
ground where Christ as the seed of life grows (Matt.13:19).
For the kingdom of the heavens we need to be poor in spirit,
empty in our spirit, that we may receive Christ. We also need
to be pure in heart, single in our heart, that Christ may grow
in us without frustration.

If we are pure in heart in seeking God, we shall see God.
Seeing God is a reward to the pure in heart. This blessing is
both for today and for the coming age.
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The Peacemakers Being Called the Sons of God (1)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called
the sons of God.
Heb 12:14 Pursue peace with all men and sanctification,
without which no one will see the Lord.
Rom 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

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[Part 1 of 2]

Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace
14 Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.

Satan, the rebellious one, is the instigator of all rebellion.
For the kingdom of the heavens, under its heavenly ruling, we
must be peacemakers with all men. In all of the first seven
blessings we see that we should not be fighters or
troublemakers; rather, we must be peacemakers, always making
peace with others. If we are peacemakers, we shall be called
the sons of God. The sons of the Devil make trouble, but the
sons of God make peace. As the Son of God, the Lord Jesus made
peace with God and man. Now, as the sons of God, we must
follow Him to make peace. Then we shall be called the sons of
God.

Our Father is the God of peace, who has a peaceful life with a
peaceful nature. As those born of Him, if we would be the
peacemakers, we must behave in His divine life, according to
His divine nature. Thus, we shall express His life and nature,
and we shall be called sons of God.

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The Peacemakers Being Called the Sons of God (2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.
Rom 12:18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, live in peace with all men.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[Part 2 of 2]
Those who are strict with themselves, merciful to others, and
pure toward God are peacemakers. They do not like to offend,
hurt, or damage anyone. Rather, they like to make peace with
everyone. To be a peacemaker does not mean to be political. To
be political is falsehood and hypocrisy. We must be
righteously square, not politically round. Remember, the New
Jerusalem is square, not round. We Christians must be like
this. Although we are righteously square, we are still
merciful toward others. This enables us to be pure toward God
and to see Him. If we are such a person, spontaneously we
shall be peacemakers. Instead of fighting with others and
hurting them, we shall always maintain peace with those with
whom we are involved. This is what it means to be a
peacemaker.

Those who are peacemakers will be called sons of God. This
means that those around us will say, "These people are not
only the sons of men, but the sons of God. All the sons of men
fight against one another, but the sons of God, like their
heavenly Father, are peaceful and always make peace with
others." However, this keeping of peace should not be merely
an outward behavior. That is politics. Our peace must issue
out of our nature. We have a nature that makes us strict with
ourselves, merciful with others, and pure with God. Because we
have this nature, we spontaneously keep the peace with others.
This is not political peacemaking; it is the spontaneous issue
of our nature. This will cause others to say, "These are truly
the sons of God."

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Matt 5:10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
1 Pet 3:14 But even if you suffer because of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not be afraid with fear from them, nor be troubled.

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The whole world lies in the evil one (1 John 5:19) and is
filled with unrighteousness. Every aspect of the world is
unrighteous. If we hunger and thirst for righteousness, we
shall be persecuted for the sake of righteousness. We need to
pay a price for the righteousness we seek for the kingdom of
the heavens. If we are righteous, we shall be condemned,
opposed, and persecuted. Hence, we shall suffer persecution.
Many saints who have done their best to be righteous have
suffered persecution as a result. In their environment,
business, or employment there were many unrighteous things.
Because they desired to be righteous in that situation, they
suffered persecution from others.

If we do not remain in righteousness, we are outside the
kingdom. But if we stay in righteousness, we are in the
kingdom because the kingdom is absolutely a matter of
righteousness. In the kingdom there is nothing wrong, unjust,
or dark; everything is righteous and light. This is the nature
of the kingdom. When we are poor in spirit, the kingdom of the
heavens comes into us. But when we stay in righteousness, the
kingdom of the heavens remains in us. In both cases, ours is
the kingdom of the heavens. But if you would stay in
righteousness, be prepared to confront persecution. You will
be persecuted for the sake of righteousness.

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[Citizen of the Kingdom]

Those Who Are Reproached for Christ Being Blessed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matt 5:11 Blessed are you when they reproach and persecute
you, and while speaking lies, say every evil thing against you
because of Me.
1 Pet 4:14 If you are reproached in the name of Christ, you
are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon
you.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The persecution in [Matt. 5] verse 10 is for the sake of
righteousness, because of our seeking for righteousness;
whereas the persecution in verse 11 is directly for the sake
of Christ, the new King, because of our following Him.

The entire world, whether it is the political, religious,
educational, commercial, or industrial world, is against
Christ. Therefore, if you live by Christ, for Christ, and with
Christ, you will surely be reproached and evilly spoken of.
People will circulate many rumors about you. You may work in
the educational sphere, but sometimes you may refuse to
cooperate with certain things that take place there,
preferring to follow the way of Christ. Some may be in the
economic field or in the commercial realm. But while they work
in these realms, they live by Christ and for Christ and move
with Christ. The others in your field will rise up and
persecute you, speaking lies and falsehoods concerning you.
Nevertheless, you must suffer this for the sake of Christ.

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Kingdom People Being the Salt of the Earth

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt has
become tasteless, with what shall it be salted? It is no
longer good for anything except to be cast out and trampled
underfoot by men.

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When we say that we are salt, it means that we exercise our
influence over the earth created by God to keep it in its
original condition. The earth, which was created by God, has
become fallen. In a sense, it has become rotten and corrupted.
Salt kills the germs and eliminates this rottenness. Any
medical doctor can tell you that salt kills germs, eliminates
rottenness, and preserves things in their original condition.
Hence, the function of salt is to preserve what God has
created. The entire earth is becoming more and more rotten.

Therefore, we must exercise our influence over this corrupted
earth. To the corrupted earth, the people of the kingdom of
the heavens are the element that keeps the earth from being
fully corrupted.

For the kingdom people to become tasteless means that they
have lost their salting function. They have become the same as
the earthly people, with nothing to distinguish them from
unbelievers. To become tasteless is to lose the distinction
between us and the worldly people. It is to become the same as
the worldly ones. Being the same as the worldly people is the
opposite of the nature revealed in [Matthew 5] verses 3
through 12. It means that we are no longer poor in spirit,
mourning for the negative situation, meek, hungry and thirsty
for righteousness, merciful, pure in seeking God, making
peace, willing to be persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
and willing to be reproached for Christ. It means that we
live, walk, and behave like the worldly people. If such is our
case, we become tasteless, and the salt has lost its
function.

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The Kingdom People Being the Light of the World (1)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:14 You are the light of the world. It is impossible for
a city situated upon a mountain to be hidden. (15) Nor do men
light a lamp and place it under the bushel, but on the
lampstand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Part 1 of 2]

In Matthew 5 verse 15 the Lord speaks about placing the lamp
under the bushel. A lighted lamp placed under the bushel
cannot shine out its light. The kingdom people as the lighted
lamp should not be covered by the bushel, an item pertaining
to eating, a matter which causes anxiety (Matt. 6:25). We
should never be covered by the bushel; rather, we must be on
the lampstand.

The Lord wisely spoke about not being covered by a bushel. In
ancient times a bushel, as a measure for grain, was something
related to eating and therefore related to the matter of
making a living. Thus, hiding the lamp under the bushel
indicates anxiety concerning our living. If we Christians are
anxious about our living and concerned about how much money we
are making, this anxiety will become a bushel covering our
light.

This indicates that the kingdom people live without anxiety
and the care for their existence. They care only for Christ
and the church [His Body]. Day after day they are the happy
people, the praising people, the hallelujah people. When our
neighbors, relatives, and classmates contact us, they can
sense that we have no anxiety. We are not worried about our
living, about what we shall eat or what we shall put on. Day
after day, morning and night, the kingdom people care only for
Christ and the church.

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[Citizen of the Kingdom]

The Kingdom People Being the Light of the World (2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:14 You are the light of the world. It is impossible for
a city situated upon a mountain to be hidden. (15) Nor do men
light a lamp and place it under the bushel, but on the
lampstand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Part 2 of 2]
We know from experience that our lack of anxiety touches
others. If every time someone contacts you, you are happy and
enjoying the Lord, he will be deeply touched. Filled with
anxiety and occupied with all kinds of worries, the worldly
people talk about the fear of losing their job or the
difficulties they are having with their boss. But the kingdom
people, the hallelujah people, those not covered by the
bushel, care only to talk about Christ and the church [His
Body]. By being such a people, we touch the hearts of others
and shine upon them from within. This shining penetrates them.

The outward shining of the kingdom people is general, and all
of society can see it. Society can see a group of people who
are built up, situated upon the top of a mountain, and
shining. The inward shining, on the contrary, is particular.
One of your cousins may be touched by your lack of anxiety and
your shining face. Whenever he contacts you, he never hears
you talking about how to make a living. Instead, he always
hears you praising the Lord and telling how wonderful the
church life is. This will be a light penetrating into his
being and shining within him. Through the shining of this
light, he will be convinced.

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Glorifying God through Our Shining

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, so
that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who
is in the heavens.
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the
authority to become children of God, to those who believe into
His name

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The title Father proves that the disciples, who were the new
King's audience, were regenerated children of God (John 1:12;
Gal. 4:6). The good works here are the behavior of the kingdom
people through which men may see God and be brought to Him.
Our shining will glorify the Father because it expresses what
God is. To glorify God the Father is to give Him the glory.
Glory is God expressed. When the kingdom people express God in
their behavior and good works, men see God and give the glory
to God. God hidden is God Himself. But when God is expressed,
that is the glory of God. If as the kingdom people we have
such a shining light, God will be expressed in this shining,
and all those around us will see the glory, God expressed.
When others see God in our shining, that is a glory to God.

We, the kingdom people, are the light of the world. As light
we are like a city on a mountaintop and like a lamp shining in
a house. From without and within, we shine to express God, to
let God have the glory in the eyes of others. May we exercise
such an influence upon those around us.

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Christ Keeping, Fulfilling, and Completing the Law (2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or
the prophets; I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Part 2 of 2]

Jesus, the new King, did not come to abolish the law of Moses.
Rather, He came to uplift the standard of the old law. Take
the example of murder. The old law commanded us not to murder
(Exo. 20:13), but it did not say a word about anger. If you
killed someone, you would be condemned by the law of Moses.
But no matter how angry you were with someone, as long as you
did not murder, you would not be condemned by Moses' law. Here
we see the shortage, the incompleteness, of the old law.
However, the requirement of the law of the kingdom of the
heavens is much higher than that of the law of Moses.
According to the law of the kingdom of the heavens, we are
forbidden to be angry with our brothers. In Matthew 5 verses
21 and 22 the Lord said, "You have heard that it was said to
the ancients, You shall not murder, and whoever murders shall
be liable to the judgment. But I say to you that everyone who
is angry with his brother shall be liable to the judgment."
Hence, the law of the kingdom of the heavens is higher than
the law of the old dispensation.


Another illustration of this is the law concerning adultery.
The old law forbade the committing of adultery, but the new
law forbids looking at a woman to lust after her (Matt. 5:27-
28). Thus, the basic principle of the law of the kingdom of
the heavens is that it is higher than the old law. We do not
annul the old law; we complement it to make it higher. For
this reason, the Lord Jesus said that He did not come to
abolish the law, but to fulfill it.

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The Kingdom of the Heavens Having the Highest Law

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:19 Therefore whoever annuls one of the least of these
commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called the least in
the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever practices and teaches
them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law yet stumbles in
one point has become guilty of all.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In this verse [Matt 5:19] Christ stressed the fact that if we
do not keep all of the least of the commandments of the law,
but annul them and teach others to annul them, we shall become
the least in the kingdom of the heavens. The morality of no
other people is as high as that of the kingdom people. Never
think that we care only for life and not for morality. Life
must have its expression, and the highest life has the highest
expression. Morality is simply the expression of life. Thus,
if you have the highest life, you will certainly have the
highest morality as the expression of this life.

Because the standard of the kingdom is higher than the
standard of morality, we must do more than keep the standard
of the old law. According to the standard of morality, we
should not commit murder or adultery. If we abstain from
murder and adultery, we are moral people. But the standard of
the kingdom tells us to love our enemies, to pray for those
who persecute us, and not to resist one who is evil ( Matt.
5:44, 39). If someone strikes us on our right cheek, we should
turn to him the other also (v. 39). How much higher is this
standard than the standard of morality! We have the highest
law, the highest life, the highest standard. By the highest
life we fulfill the highest law and have the highest standard.

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[Citizen of the Kingdom]

some old time religion

 

[pescador]

The Kingdom People Being the Light of the World (2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:14 You are the light of the world. It is impossible for
a city situated upon a mountain to be hidden. (15) Nor do men
light a lamp and place it under the bushel, but on the
lampstand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Part 2 of 2]
We know from experience that our lack of anxiety touches
others. If every time someone contacts you, you are happy and
enjoying the Lord, he will be deeply touched. Filled with
anxiety and occupied with all kinds of worries, the worldly
people talk about the fear of losing their job or the
difficulties they are having with their boss. But the kingdom
people, the hallelujah people, those not covered by the
bushel, care only to talk about Christ and the church [His
Body]. By being such a people, we touch the hearts of others
and shine upon them from within. This shining penetrates them.

The outward shining of the kingdom people is general, and all
of society can see it. Society can see a group of people who
are built up, situated upon the top of a mountain, and
shining. The inward shining, on the contrary, is particular.
One of your cousins may be touched by your lack of anxiety and
your shining face. Whenever he contacts you, he never hears
you talking about how to make a living. Instead, he always
hears you praising the Lord and telling how wonderful the
church life is. This will be a light penetrating into his
being and shining within him. Through the shining of this
light, he will be convinced.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Glorifying God through Our Shining

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, so
that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who
is in the heavens.
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the
authority to become children of God, to those who believe into
His name

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The title Father proves that the disciples, who were the new
King's audience, were regenerated children of God (John 1:12;
Gal. 4:6). The good works here are the behavior of the kingdom
people through which men may see God and be brought to Him.
Our shining will glorify the Father because it expresses what
God is. To glorify God the Father is to give Him the glory.
Glory is God expressed. When the kingdom people express God in
their behavior and good works, men see God and give the glory
to God. God hidden is God Himself. But when God is expressed,
that is the glory of God. If as the kingdom people we have
such a shining light, God will be expressed in this shining,
and all those around us will see the glory, God expressed.
When others see God in our shining, that is a glory to God.

We, the kingdom people, are the light of the world. As light
we are like a city on a mountaintop and like a lamp shining in
a house. From without and within, we shine to express God, to
let God have the glory in the eyes of others. May we exercise
such an influence upon those around us.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Christ Keeping, Fulfilling, and Completing the Law (2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or
the prophets; I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Part 2 of 2]

Jesus, the new King, did not come to abolish the law of Moses.
Rather, He came to uplift the standard of the old law. Take
the example of murder. The old law commanded us not to murder
(Exo. 20:13), but it did not say a word about anger. If you
killed someone, you would be condemned by the law of Moses.
But no matter how angry you were with someone, as long as you
did not murder, you would not be condemned by Moses' law. Here
we see the shortage, the incompleteness, of the old law.
However, the requirement of the law of the kingdom of the
heavens is much higher than that of the law of Moses.
According to the law of the kingdom of the heavens, we are
forbidden to be angry with our brothers. In Matthew 5 verses
21 and 22 the Lord said, "You have heard that it was said to
the ancients, You shall not murder, and whoever murders shall
be liable to the judgment. But I say to you that everyone who
is angry with his brother shall be liable to the judgment."
Hence, the law of the kingdom of the heavens is higher than
the law of the old dispensation.


Another illustration of this is the law concerning adultery.
The old law forbade the committing of adultery, but the new
law forbids looking at a woman to lust after her (Matt. 5:27-
28). Thus, the basic principle of the law of the kingdom of
the heavens is that it is higher than the old law. We do not
annul the old law; we complement it to make it higher. For
this reason, the Lord Jesus said that He did not come to
abolish the law, but to fulfill it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


The Kingdom of the Heavens Having the Highest Law

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Matt 5:19 Therefore whoever annuls one of the least of these
commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called the least in
the kingdom of the heavens; but whoever practices and teaches
them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law yet stumbles in
one point has become guilty of all.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In this verse [Matt 5:19] Christ stressed the fact that if we
do not keep all of the least of the commandments of the law,
but annul them and teach others to annul them, we shall become
the least in the kingdom of the heavens. The morality of no
other people is as high as that of the kingdom people. Never
think that we care only for life and not for morality. Life
must have its expression, and the highest life has the highest
expression. Morality is simply the expression of life. Thus,
if you have the highest life, you will certainly have the
highest morality as the expression of this life.

Because the standard of the kingdom is higher than the
standard of morality, we must do more than keep the standard
of the old law. According to the standard of morality, we
should not commit murder or adultery. If we abstain from
murder and adultery, we are moral people. But the standard of
the kingdom tells us to love our enemies, to pray for those
who persecute us, and not to resist one who is evil ( Matt.
5:44, 39). If someone strikes us on our right cheek, we should
turn to him the other also (v. 39). How much higher is this
standard than the standard of morality! We have the highest
law, the highest life, the highest standard. By the highest
life we fulfill the highest law and have the highest standard.

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Way too long a post...

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

Way too long a post...

I’d edit it just for you but I wouldn’t want to offend *_*

 

[Daniel Marsh]

Why was the local church considered to ba cult? What is the rest of the story? What is the reast of the story?

What is the full context of this quote?

"In the second to the fifth centuries, the church fathers found three high mysteries in the Bible: (1) the Triune God, the Divine Trinity, the highest mystery; (2) the person of Christ; and (3) the deification of man—that man could become God in life and in nature but not in the Godhead."

What is mingling? How does II Peter 1 relate?

When is Jim Moran materials going to be republished and responded to?

Let us have this as a discussion between fellow believers in Jesus. I have limited time online due to health and wife working at home.

What are the major controversies? Honestly, suppressing the writings of others(Jim Moran) and suing fellow Christians has me concerned.

The “Local Church” as Movement and Source of Controversy | Christian Research Institute
Are the teachings of Witness Lee and the Local Church biblical? | GotQuestions.org
Are the teachings of Witness Lee and the Local Church biblical?
Our Response to Controversy — Local Churches FAQ
Dr. J. Gordon Melton— An Open Letter Concerning the Local Church, Witness Lee and “The God-Men” Controversy – Contending for the Faith
Local Church : Lord's Recovery, Living Stream Ministry
http://www.open-letter.org/pdf/OpenLetter.pdf
The False Gospel of Witness Lee and the Living Stream Ministries
Charisma Magazine
Local Church controversies - Wikipedia

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

Why was the local church considered to ba cult? What is the rest of the story? What is the reast of the story?

What is the full context of this quote?

"In the second to the fifth centuries, the church fathers found three high mysteries in the Bible: (1) the Triune God, the Divine Trinity, the highest mystery; (2) the person of Christ; and (3) the deification of man—that man could become God in life and in nature but not in the Godhead."

What is mingling? How does II Peter 1 relate?

When is Jim Moran materials going to be republished and responded to?

Let us have this as a discussion between fellow believers in Jesus. I have limited time online due to health and wife working at home.

What are the major controversies? Honestly, suppressing the writings of others(Jim Moran) and suing fellow Christians has me concerned.

The “Local Church” as Movement and Source of Controversy | Christian Research Institute
Are the teachings of Witness Lee and the Local Church biblical? | GotQuestions.org
Are the teachings of Witness Lee and the Local Church biblical?
Our Response to Controversy — Local Churches FAQ
Dr. J. Gordon Melton— An Open Letter Concerning the Local Church, Witness Lee and “The God-Men” Controversy – Contending for the Faith
Local Church : Lord's Recovery, Living Stream Ministry
http://www.open-letter.org/pdf/OpenLetter.pdf
The False Gospel of Witness Lee and the Living Stream Ministries
Charisma Magazine
Local Church controversies - Wikipedia

Hi you’d have to take those questions to Watchman Nee thread on this forum.

This is just a sampling of a devotional/commentary not a topical on the writer.