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The Local Church is a term referring to the religious organization based on the teachings of its Chinese founder, Witness Lee (1905-1997). They adopt no public name and among themselves use only the terms "Lord's recovery" or "local churches" as descriptions of what they are, not official designations. Local groups legally incorporate under the term "The Church in" followed by the official name of the municipality and can be found in phone books thus. While The Local Church believes the Bible to be inspired, adherents accept only the greatly flawed Recovery Version as authoritative, along with other publications from the Living Stream Ministry, which calls the organization the "only true church" and "God's move on the earth today." The Recovery Version, a study Bible, includes footnotes on

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  • The Local Church is a term referring to the religious organization based on the teachings of its Chinese founder, Witness Lee (1905-1997). They adopt no public name and among themselves use only the terms "Lord's recovery" or "local churches" as descriptions of what they are, not official designations. Local groups legally incorporate under the term "The Church in" followed by the official name of the municipality and can be found in phone books thus. While The Local Church believes the Bible to be inspired, adherents accept only the greatly flawed Recovery Version as authoritative, along with other publications from the Living Stream Ministry, which calls the organization the "only true church" and "God's move on the earth today." The Recovery Version, a study Bible, includes footnotes on
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  • The Local Church is a term referring to the religious organization based on the teachings of its Chinese founder, Witness Lee (1905-1997). They adopt no public name and among themselves use only the terms "Lord's recovery" or "local churches" as descriptions of what they are, not official designations. Local groups legally incorporate under the term "The Church in" followed by the official name of the municipality and can be found in phone books thus. While The Local Church believes the Bible to be inspired, adherents accept only the greatly flawed Recovery Version as authoritative, along with other publications from the Living Stream Ministry, which calls the organization the "only true church" and "God's move on the earth today." The Recovery Version, a study Bible, includes footnotes on every page written by Witness Lee that in many cases takes up the bulk of the printing. Christian writers and watchdog organizations view the teachings of this group as departing from Christian orthodoxy, although its adherents contend they are merely misunderstood and quoted out of context. The essential teaching of the group is Witness Lee's doctrine of mingling, which is usually defined with a saying from the writings of Athanasius, "God became man that man could become God." However, whereas Athanasius intended that statement metaphorically, Witness Lee interpreted it literally, using Psalm 82:6 – "Ye are Gods" – to indicate that adherents become both divine and human like Jesus.
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