Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 24-26
Messages 24, 25, and 26 of the Life-Study of Genesis continue to cover the second fall of man. Two main things are covered in these messages: the result of the second fall and the way to escape the second fall. The result of the second fall of man was an even greater curse than Adam experienced. […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 21-23
Message 21 of the Life-Study of Genesis continues with God’s dealing with man’s first fall. First, we see that God disciplined man with suffering primarily to restrict him for his own protection. Concerning the woman, God has ordained suffering in childbearing and the ruling of the husband. Concerning the man, God has ordained the ground […]
An Open Letter
On May 25th a new website was launched in response to the prevalent and false understanding of the local churches in the Lord’s recovery, Living Stream Ministry, and teachings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. The website, a wonderful resource for introducing the Lord’s recovery to new ones, answering questions from the community, promoting the gospel […]
Life-Study of Genesis: Messages 6-8
This series of messages resumes the fellowship concerning the purpose of God’s restoration and further creation following the generation of the creatures in the sea, in the air, and on the earth. It is at this point in Genesis that a conference in the Godhead was held and man was generated as the center of […]
Christian Research Institute – Research Conclusions (3 Videos)
The dialogue between the local churches and CRI began in 2003 when Hank Hanegraaff, Gretchen Passantino, and Elliot Miller sat down with representatives of Living Stream Ministry (LSM), which publishes the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. In the videos below, Hank describes the extent of the research CRI conducted, “not only in the […]
Christian Research Institute – Persecution in China Engendered by Countercult Ministries (1 Video)
In this video, Elliot Miller of CRI describes his experience of meeting with Christians in the local churches in China, where he saw a revival that was not just emotional but was grounded in orthodox theology. He also recalls experiencing the strong move of the Spirit of God in the gospel. We encourage everyone to […]
Christian Research Institute – Shortcomings of an Open Letter (5 Videos)
In this series of videos, Hank Hanegraaff and Elliot Miller discuss the “Open Letter to the Leadership of Living Stream Ministry” and how seventy Christian scholars and ministry leaders could be wrong. Elliot describes the early research done by CRI and comments that, “they [the open letter signers] would be wrong only follows since they’re […]
Christian Research Institute – Local Church Practices (3 Videos)
In this series of videos, Hank Hanegraaff comments on his realization that the local churches have “something to offer Western Christianity.” He speaks about the practice of prophesying, in which every believer has the opportunity to speak for Christ. He describes this practice as “not prophesying in the sense of foretelling the future but in […]
Christian Research Institute – Apologetic Methods (5 Videos)
Hank Hanegraaff and Elliot Miller of the Christian Research Institute discuss the importance of conducting discernment ministry properly and the consequences of statements made in error regarding the local churches in the Lord’s recovery. We encourage everyone to click through the links to view the videos on YouTube itself, to comment on YouTube, and to […]