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Originally Posted by Ohio
Unfortunately, since LSM has brought such shame to the Lord's name, some former members have even rejected "salvation through faith in the work of the Lord Jesus, the shedding of His blood, and His ultimate sacrifice too." These truths were so attached to their teachers in the LC's, that some former members have discarded both in order to move on with their lives. How tragic is that?!?
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Very tragic and underscores my point, Ohio. Do you think they will have an excuse for denying the Lord? An unbeliever will not get a pass for the failings of another. You believe that don't you? Any excuse you attempt to make on their behalf will not benefit them, anyone who reads it, nor you.
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Originally Posted by Ohio
But let's get to the pertinent point of our discussion. The only "truths" that are now being examined and rejected by former members are those truths exclusive to the LSM Recovery. The rest of the body of Christ has never accepted these "truths," and now neither do we. There's good reason to reject them, primarily because they are not scriptural, and also they produce lots of bad fruit, including arrogance, judgmentalism, lawsuits, back-biting, hypocrisy, man-pleasing, pride, self-righteousness, etc.
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The reasons most often cited in this forum for unbelief are about the sins of PL or the alleged power needs of Witness Lee/BB's while noticeably lacking a thorough scriptural study of the truth on its own merits. You say something taught by WL is not scriptural but then in the same breath (the same sentence as in above) you retreat to the comfort zone of your peer group finding fault and blaming others as your primary reason. That is exactly what I mean by allowing the sins and failings of others to color your understanding of the Bible.
At the end of the day you will believe what you believe and laying the responsibility for your beliefs at the feet of PL is the real tragedy at best.