Newly Released: Recovery Version App, LSM Newsletter, Nuggets and Gems
The following is a brief update on some newly released materials from Living Stream Ministry (LSM). Recovery Version App Living Stream Ministry recently released an app for the English Holy Bible Recovery Version. This app contains the Recovery Version of the Holy Bible with its numerous study aids, including the subject and background of each […]
Are the local churches litigious?
A few irresponsible individuals have recently brandished, as “proof” that the local churches are litigious, a discredited list of organizations purportedly sued or threatened with lawsuits for criticizing the local churches. The charge is deceptive. In nearly sixty years of history in the United States, the local churches pursued only three legal actions against books […]
What is the story behind the libel lawsuits filed by LSM and a number of the local churches in 1980 and 2001?
Many saints do not know the story behind the libel lawsuits filed in 1980 and 2001, and some may be troubled because they do not know the facts surrounding those actions. The following article from Shepherding Words provides a very broad historical sketch of what occurred based on publicly available documents, including those from legal […]
Were the libel lawsuits in 1980 and 2001 filed in keeping with the principles laid out in the New Testament?
On three occasions, twice in 1980 and once in 2001, some of the local churches and others filed lawsuits to obtain relief from defamatory writings, all coming from the same source but disseminated nationally and even internationally. Some have wrongly claimed that these lawsuits were filed to silence critics of our teaching. Others have claimed […]
Announcing “Nuggets and Gems from the Bible”
Since the completion of the Collected Works of Witness Lee in 2018, the entirety of the ministry of brothers Watchman Nee and Witness Lee has been put into print. Because of this, the brothers serving at LSM feel that presently there is a two-fold need. On the one hand, we who are in the Lord’s recovery need […]
Q&R Sessions with Co-workers by Uni Students
The serving ones with Uni Students in Europe have hosted and published a series of sessions in the format of Question & Response with various co-workers including brothers Tom Goetz, Chris Wilde, Ray Mulligan, Peter Welk, Ken Mooney and Ron Kangas, among others. The questions were all collected anonymously and chosen for their sincerity, general […]
What is the central line of the Bible?
In addition to the central line there are many supplemental points of truth in the Bible, including the types and the prophecies, and many outworkings of God’s economy in terms of practices, all of which should be understood and applied in light of the central line. Concerning these secondary matters there are divergent interpretations among […]
Is it wrong to allegorize the Bible?
The Bible is written in a marvelous way. Some words in the Bible are clear, direct teachings, but many are in the form of parables, of allegories, of pictures in words that are full of meaning. Those who argue that such things should not be interpreted cast aside the means by which God has chosen […]
What is the attitude of those who meet in the local churches towards other believers (Part 3)?
In any kind of labor, all parties must concur on both the goal of that labor and the way to carry it out. This goal and this way issue from the vision that governs that labor. If the parties’ visions differ, serious problems will inevitably arise. The goal of the Lord’s recovery is the building […]