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Originally Posted by alwayslearning
So how is it today? How is it different then it was in the 1980s? Please let us know because what we see and hear is pretty much more of the same but maybe we are reading it wrong. . . So how is this different than how things operated in the 1980s?
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I can't say. I don't really remember how it was in the 80s. I was a kid.
I can tell you now that there is still an atmosphere separation, being apart and other than Christianity. It's something that bothers me to no end because I see no end to it. I know that when Christianity is mentioned it's always the system, not the individuals, but I can't help thinking that that system is comprised of individuals and the more one denigrates the former the more easily the latter is grouped in to that denigration.
There is a lot of unnecessarily over the top lingo.
There is a lot of the Bible in the meetings. It is often, not always, colored by the ministry.
There is a lot of rote repetition of things. Say such and such three times, for example. Why ALWAYS three times precisely?!
There many genuine believers seeking the Lord, struggling with the world, overcoming at times, at times overcome.
There is a lot of enjoyment, and I believe it often leads to the Lord.