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Originally Posted by Terry
This past week I was watching a movie on Martin Luther and could not help thinking the comparisons between Luther and Steve Isitt.
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Originally Posted by UntoHim
Martin Luther? Really Terry? I'll try to bail you out of this one bro. Of course the glaring difference is that Martin Luther had nowhere else to go. There was the Roman Catholic Church, and nothing else. He had to work within the system.
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In some limited sense, I'm not so sure Isitt and Luther are so different. Luther did have other options, joining others outside the RCC, but like Isitt, he grew up with the belief that his church was the only true church, standing on the proper ground of truth and oneness, with a leader who had the proper lineage of authority.
Both Luther and Isitt, when examining their core ideology, had no intention of leaving their roots. Both worked tirelessly to reform apparent errors and return their church back to its former days of "glory." We can stand back and look at both of them and "
laugh," knowing that they are fighting an overwhelming and hopeless battle, but frankly it's none of our business.
Personally, I like to let each one man serve God according to conscience. Who am I to know whether or not the Lord is not directing their very steps? I am convinced that the Lord does direct some to stay in the LC in relative silence, He has directed others to leave the LC in silence, and He has directed some others to speak out long and loud to expose the errors of their ways. Who are we to judge? God ways are higher than our ways.