Local Church movement in China
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:religious_organization
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Local_Churches
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Watchman_Nee
gptkb:Witness_Lee gptkb:Living_Stream_Ministry |
| gptkbp:beganIn |
1920s
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| gptkbp:controversy |
accusations of heresy
accusations of exclusivism legal disputes in the US |
| gptkbp:coreBelief |
restoration of New Testament church practice
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
some evangelical groups
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| gptkbp:defendedIn |
gptkb:Christian_Research_Institute
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| gptkbp:emphasizes |
oneness of the Body of Christ
local autonomy of churches |
| gptkbp:faced |
persecution in China
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| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Watchman_Nee
gptkb:Witness_Lee |
| gptkbp:hasDoctrine |
sanctification
inerrancy of the Bible the building up of the Body of Christ regeneration by the Spirit the New Jerusalem as the ultimate goal the economy of God the ground of the church the local expression of the church the mingling of God and man trinitarian |
| gptkbp:hasLegalCase |
The Local Church et al. v. Harvest House Publishers
Lee v. Duddy Living Stream Ministry v. The Local Church et al. |
| gptkbp:hasMeetingStyle |
no clergy-laity distinction
open sharing plural eldership prophesying by all members |
| gptkbp:hasMember |
millions worldwide
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
Anaheim, California (Living Stream Ministry)
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Local Church movement in China
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
denominationalism
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| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:China
|
| gptkbp:practicedIn |
breaking of bread
mutual participation in meetings |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:The_Ministry_of_the_Word
gptkb:The_Collected_Works_of_Watchman_Nee gptkb:The_Collected_Works_of_Witness_Lee |
| gptkbp:publishes |
Living Stream Ministry books
The Stream magazine |
| gptkbp:spreadTo |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia gptkb:Australia gptkb:Europe gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:teaches |
priesthood of all believers
Christ as life the church as the Body of Christ all believers are members of one church in each locality |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Watchman_Nee
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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