2012年8月17日 星期五

Brother Lee on Chinese speaking meeting

First, in Book 7, The Elder's Training, One Accord for the Lord's Move, p.18-19 Brother Lee said, "The one accord is the master key to all the rooms.The master key to every blessing in the New Testament". We must use this master key in order to open all the blessings promised in the New Testament.Then, regarding the Chinese speaking work specifically, in Book 4, "OtherCrucial Matters Concerning The Practice of the Lord's Recovery" brother Leesaid, on page 117, Chapter Ten on "Chinese-Speaking Work, "Since 1983[twenty years after brother Lee began the work of the ministry in the United States in 1962], we have felt led of the Lord to take care of the Chinese speaking work in the Unites States and in Canada.....". On page 118 brotherLee went on to say, "Then in 1980 a Chinese speaking meeting was begun in Anaheim. [It has been on going until today and the whole church in Anaheim,including all languages, English, Spanish, etc. is flourishing as onechurch] In 1983 I began to feel led of the Lord that we should not miss the chance to work on these Chinese students on their campuses and also on the Chinese community."  The rest of the Chapter lays out the entire details of the Chinese speaking work. For example, on page 121, brother Lee said, "We must realize that we are not setting up Chinese churches. These Chinese-speaking meetings are still under the one eldership. This is absolutely a part of the local churchand not an independent church. In some places the saints may feel awkward concerning this. They may feel that this would begin to make the church intheir locality Chinese.....the elders should do their best to make this situation understandable to the saints. This is entirely for the Lord'sinterest. All the saints can testify that the Chinese speaking saints have really been a strengthening to the local churches...."Concerning the practice of Chinese-speaking meetings, on page 122, brother Lee said, "When we use the term "Chinese-speaking meeting", we stress theword "speaking". We do not consider that it is a Chinese meeting, which is based upon the race. this meeting is based upon the language. We have made it clear that anyone who can manage the English language for the purpose ofthe meeting must go to the English-speaking meeting. the Chinese speakingmeeting does not depend upon race but upon your language. If you can manage the Chinese language , he is free to come to the Chinese-speaking meeting."

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