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Originally Posted by rayliotta
ZNP, weren't you there too? Didn't we all wear blinders while we were there, at least in regard to a lot of things?
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Prior to coming to this forum I was concerned that I had been too strong in rebuking the elders in Texas, learning the back story has given me a lot of peace that I was in fact in tune with the Lord in my speaking and actions. (Some felt I may have incited the rebellion of the YP meeting in Irving that PL was in charge of, and others blamed me for GW fading from the forefront).
Daystar was before my time. I never wore blinders concerning PL. I had an immediate aversion to him the first time I met him and once I learned of the hypocrisy concerning the LSM closing their eyes to his sins I rebuked the LSM representatives at the very first opportunity.
I was not present during the "railing" that TC apparently did against elders and leaders in his area.
I was not aware of the extortion on elders from the LSM until coming to this forum, though I was aware that NY had boxes of books they never wanted to purchase.
When I read of TC's quarantine I wrote a response for Tomes website that he posted.
However, I was in Houston and then in Irving when RG began to develop his teaching which I have to believe grew into the teaching on MOTA. I regret that I was not more vocal in speaking against it, but at the time his teaching comprised several verses from Phil., RG's testimony, and a little "wink wink" implying that he knew a secret. There was nothing as bold and blatant as the quarantine on TC for "not being absolute for the entire ministry of WL". However, in my response to that I did take note of how offensive it was to make that a basis for excommunication.
I have said this before, but WL and the elders in Texas were never a major factor in my being in the LRC. My biggest concern was that I was sacrificing everything for something that was phony. As a result I was very quick to rebuke things that I felt clearly needed to be rebuked. I was never concerned about being excommunicated for standing for righteousness. My fear was that I might reject the Lord's speaking. I was threatened several times with excommunication, some saints did what they could to make my life miserable, first after I ignored the threats, and then it got worse after I rebuked BP in a Lord's Table meeting. They refused to let me continue to attend trainings, but in hindsight that was the Lord's mercy. They also refused to let me attend the FTTT, so I moved from Texas to NY, then to NH, and then when NY was desperate to send someone I was sent.
Even though I grew up in Houston with EM and KR I was ostracized from that inner circle, once again, in hindsight that was the Lord's mercy. I was always able to fellowship with many wonderful and genuine saints, being ostracized from the BB's was a non concern for me, I never had the slightest interest in being a "full timer" even though I had served full time for a number of years (Irving for 18 months and Taipei for 12 months).