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Originally Posted by Nonames
Funny you should say that. This is a true story, I once knew a teenager who said that he wasn't going to be like his father and then 30 years later he was! It was hard for him to realize this and he was in denial for a few years, but eventually he realized that he and his father had a lot more in common than he wanted to admit. No names though, I want to protect his identity.
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This story is repeated every day around the world. Perhaps you were referring to yours truly.
But back to the topic at hand, the Recovery presents another perplexing dilemma, especially during the recent quarantine -- do we obey/submit to our local elders, or do we obey/submit to the regional Bishop Titus Chu who appointed your elders, or do we obey/submit to the Blended leaders of a publishing house 2,500 miles away? This was the very decision that was thrust upon every GLA brother and sister.
Who are the real "leaders" in the Recovery? Is it the local elders, or is it TC in Cleveland, or is it Brother Blended in Anaheim? Anaheim would like to convince us that "all the LC's are the fruit of this ministry." Cleveland says, "not so fast, it was Titus Chu who raised you all up." Hebrews 13.17 says, "
obey the ones leading you and submit to them, for they watch over your souls."
I personally reached the point where I knew that the local elders were
not "watching over my soul," and had become nothing more than loyal employees of the boss in Cleveland.