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My two cents worth input: One verse props up after reading these comments. ESV Proverbs 27:5 - "Better is open rebuke than hidden love." Furthermore bros, as Bro Nee had said in his later ministry, "The church may even be wrong, but the Lord is never wrong"
We should just move on...
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Those held in fear via manipulative teachings can never "
move on" until they are once again set free.
But let's look at this verse and it's companion verse 27.6 ...
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An open rebuke is better than hidden love, Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
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This verse never condones rebukes or wounds, rather this verse is a warning to God's people not to be deceived by those who would take advantage of you. These are great principles of life, not to be fooled by these with smooth and flattering words. The saddest thing about the abusive ways of LC leaders is that they have often convinced us that their endless rebukes were really "love."