I have read extensive apolegetics that state that "Recovery/Local Church" is a cult of Christianity for a number of reasons. This Christian group is the group who runs "Living Stream Ministry" and "Bibles For America"
They always work really hard to distribute their own Bible version "The Recovery Version" which has more than half space taken up by footnotes with interpretation of the verses. The footnotes are written mainly by Witness Lee I think.
My questions to you are:
1. Have you ever heard of Recovery/Local Church? or Recovery Version Bible?
2. Have you ever been approached by someone from them?
3. What did you think?
This group was even rejected by association of Christian group on my university campus because of their teachings.
The footnotes say somewhre in revelation that all the denominations Catholic, Protestant, and Protestant Denominations are "spiritual fornicators" created by Satan, so in a way that is used to imply that they're one true church.
There is a number of reasons why this group is considered a cult, but mainly it is because of their interpretations of certain things in the Bible which have become their doctrine that many people see as heretical.
I think it is best if you read about it for yourself on the following websites:
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/l40.html
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ahein/jim_moran_local_church.html
http://www.lcinfo.org/?page=home
http://thebereans.net/prof-cor.shtml
http://www.tolc.org/la.htm
http://www.fact-index.com/l/lo/local_church_movement.html
http://www.bcbsr.com/topics/lc.html?
Whether you agree or disagree with the information the above links provide is up to you, but I feel it is important that everyone read some of them.
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:
Before I knew about this group I was invited to Bible studies with them. I went at least 3 or 4 times. The individuals there are good students and seem like honest believers. Then I had some Bible studies with them and the people who lead the Bible study were not honest with me and withheld some things I asked them which they later described or said "let's talk about it later" its that kind of dishonesty that upset me.
Then I heard from one of them that yes, he believed that all the denominations like Catholic, Protestant, and denominations of Protestant church were "spiritual fornicators"
In a way, I have to say that my experience has confirmed what the links I provided say.
They always work really hard to distribute their own Bible version "The Recovery Version" which has more than half space taken up by footnotes with interpretation of the verses. The footnotes are written mainly by Witness Lee I think.
My questions to you are:
1. Have you ever heard of Recovery/Local Church? or Recovery Version Bible?
2. Have you ever been approached by someone from them?
3. What did you think?
This group was even rejected by association of Christian group on my university campus because of their teachings.
The footnotes say somewhre in revelation that all the denominations Catholic, Protestant, and Protestant Denominations are "spiritual fornicators" created by Satan, so in a way that is used to imply that they're one true church.
There is a number of reasons why this group is considered a cult, but mainly it is because of their interpretations of certain things in the Bible which have become their doctrine that many people see as heretical.
I think it is best if you read about it for yourself on the following websites:
http://www.apologeticsindex.org/l40.html
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ahein/jim_moran_local_church.html
http://www.lcinfo.org/?page=home
http://thebereans.net/prof-cor.shtml
http://www.tolc.org/la.htm
http://www.fact-index.com/l/lo/local_church_movement.html
http://www.bcbsr.com/topics/lc.html?
Whether you agree or disagree with the information the above links provide is up to you, but I feel it is important that everyone read some of them.
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:
Before I knew about this group I was invited to Bible studies with them. I went at least 3 or 4 times. The individuals there are good students and seem like honest believers. Then I had some Bible studies with them and the people who lead the Bible study were not honest with me and withheld some things I asked them which they later described or said "let's talk about it later" its that kind of dishonesty that upset me.
Then I heard from one of them that yes, he believed that all the denominations like Catholic, Protestant, and denominations of Protestant church were "spiritual fornicators"
In a way, I have to say that my experience has confirmed what the links I provided say.