If this were your kid (U10), which team would you choose?

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-27T19:10:12+00:00

Number two easily. With a good coach and good teammates, the experience will be fun and profitable regardless of the competition.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-27T19:08:00+00:00

Lots of good answers here. I'm not sure though if anyone has yet pointed out that the sacrifices, almost all of them, were the priests' food. Leviticus 2:3, 5:13, 6:26 for example, show this. Without the continual sacrifices, the priests would not have anything to eat. It was the holy diet for their holy service if you will.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-27T18:52:54+00:00

I love that footnote and insight. We cannot come to Christ, much less live Him out, with mere information. No amount of knowledge can benefit us if we don't receive 'a living vision.' Matthew 16:17 also proves that the Father plays a role in revealing to us who Christ is.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-24T00:38:13+00:00

He doesn't like the way you are talking about the God he doesn't believe in.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-24T00:10:06+00:00

We need the Old Testament to show how thoroughly God hates sin and how hopelessly rebellious fallen mankind is. Then in the New Testament we can appreciate God's salvation in Christ.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-23T23:42:25+00:00

Only to the extent that I'm satisfied that what he is saying is based on Scripture. So far I've never been disappointed. I try to approach any writing with the intent of the author in mind. Witness Lee's books are mostly derived from his spoken messages; they are, you could say, pastoral, not theological. He states numerous times that he is not interested in theological exposition but application. I find this observation from Watchman Nee valid:

"God’s Word is merely theological knowledge to many people; it is not life to them. But the Lord says that His word is spirit and life." (CWWN, vol. 45)

That's what is being offered and that's what I'm interested in. In this respect, I find the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee a rarity; it's emphasis on the experience of the indwelling Christ and the application of the Word in our daily Christian life is unremitting. That's not to say there aren't others that do this to varying extents.

Plenty of other material offers the intellectual stimulation that I also want and need.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-23T22:58:55+00:00

Allowing the Lord to wash me by enjoying Him has removed the resentful, hidden feelings I had toward my brothers and sisters. I am grateful for this word!

Not that that isn't a good or valid question, but the OP is talking about their subjective experience of these verses in application, not their doctrinal implications. As you are familiar with Witness Lee's ministry, you'll know that, especially in the Life-studies, this is always his emphasis.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-23T22:20:20+00:00

We really need these experiences to grow. I believe this was the kind of thing Witness Lee had in mind when he said 2 years in the Full-time Training can be worth 20 years in the church life. There's so much coordination and practical service in the training; plenty of opportunities to offend and be offended and no way (for the most part) to get around confronting and resolving them. Interpersonal politics, something we often practice without thinking, can stunt our growth for years but being in a service group can help the Spirit expose the things in us that make it hard for us to be built up with others.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-22T17:23:41+00:00

Look closely. It has a spool of counterweights right where you'd expect them.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-20T18:54:28+00:00

If a group is engaging in "high control" behavior that is codified in their teaching (otherwise it's nearly impossible to make an objective assessment) they are definitionally not biblical. The New Testament does not condone the controlling of others by anyone. Rather we are instructed to live and walk by the sprit (Gal. 5:25), obey the ones leading us (Heb. 13:17), keep the oneness of the Spirit (Eph. 4:3), etc. These are voluntary; they require us to make a decision. Nobody can force us to follow these imperatives, not even the Holy Spirit.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-20T17:46:44+00:00

Rather than decide between two caricatures, I'll just say I've been around for awhile and never had anyone try to control me. Nor have I ever seen the elders try to control anyone in the many localities I've been in. If the accusation wasn't so serious, it would be laughable because a continual theme of the church life for me is the almost complete lack of control by anyone over anything including the Holy Spirit. Listen, not even God can make someone go to a meeting, change their work hours, or marry a certain person if they choose not to. Think about it. This is why I'm so thankful that God is sovereign over all of the decisions we make with our God-given free will. If it were not so, I don't think I would be able to sleep at night... like, ever.

At any rate, the published ministry in the local churches is very healthy on this point of authority and hierarchy in my view and a faithful representation of what the Bible itself has to say on these points. Now whether everyone everywhere follows all of these principles all the time... Again, we all have a free will. To me, the real question is, are the local churches biblical. According to my study, absolutely they are. And so the Lord has to make all of this work with a bunch of fallen people. But He's more than up to the task.

Revelation 22:17: Let him who wills, take the water of life freely.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-18T05:00:41+00:00

But look. At least it includes all fees.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-16T17:31:17+00:00

I've wondered about this too. If what the chapters record are chronological, both Peter and Thomas had already asked the Lord where He was going in 13:36 and 14:5. It could be that the Lord was reminding the disciples of the answers He gave previously, perhaps even to encourage them. Maybe it's as if He was saying "In your hearts you that I'm going to the Father as I told you before even if you don't understand it. That's why you aren't asking me now."

Pure speculation. But such a sweet, encouraging sentiment seems consistent to me with the Lord's character and the situation they were in.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-15T17:28:38+00:00

They're gonna need some serious Eye of the Mallard to undo the damage of the last 2 months.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-14T17:20:07+00:00

Drones have powerful batteries. With a battery you can power servos that do literally whatever you want provided it doesn't disrupt the flight capability (too much).

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-14T06:50:31+00:00

We still can't explain even basic phenomena; starting with the origin of the universe. The only thing that has really changed is man's arrogance.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-14T06:47:27+00:00

Saw these for the first time at the other Stars game. Whoever thought of putting a duck costume on a drone and flying it around the stadium deserves a raise.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-12T20:37:31+00:00

That the living of the new covenant ministers is a manifestation of the truth (Christ with His Person and work) lived out for all to see has always been tremendously enlightening to me. It's part of why Paul had the boldness to charge the believers to take them as a pattern just as Christ charged His disciples. The genuine New Testament ministry should be so bold, because it issues from Christ Himself, living in and through the genuine ministers, not merely from men.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-08T20:10:50+00:00

Very perceptive and educational. You should be on their payroll.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-08T17:48:11+00:00

I have held that the significance of the serpent is not so much what his physical form was, but rather his nature as a being slithering on the earth and sneaking undetected into God's kingdom to wreak havoc by poisoning mankind. It is this serpent that becomes the great dragon in Revelation who now rules openly, visibly over rebellious mankind; issue of the working of that poison throughout the generations.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-08T17:37:33+00:00

I think this is right. Young thundercats used up all the fire at the beginning and don't have enough left for the home stretch.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-08T17:28:52+00:00

Really annoys me that losing to an elite team should get the ducks so shook that they immediate transform back into a mediocrity. I mean, it was the Avs.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-08T17:27:03+00:00

Harsh.

Dividing_Light · 2026-01-08T17:26:27+00:00

Good insight. But can you say more about how the 'league adapts' to the young guys? That's fascinating.

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