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Originally Posted by Igzy
Oh, there is no doubt you are immensely satisfied. That comes across with no problem other than it's made you appear smug and dismissive of others.
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Igzy, there is no doubt your observations of OBW are accurate. Perhaps they should have been said privately, but if Mike can hear what you have said, he will definitely be benefited. And if I can speak a positive word for him -- those times where he backed up, spoke from the heart, and was more accepting of others, his posts were indeed helpful observations to the readers.
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Originally Posted by Indiana
Don Rutledge, a former well-respected elder relates: “The turn away from the vision Witness Lee had regarding the practice of the local church life began in January 1974 at the very first special elders and co-workers conference. This is when the concept of the work began. Few of the saints realize the magnitude of effect this meeting had on the churches...
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Trying to "blend" this conversation back into the topic of the thread at hand, many posters on this forum have stressed the deterioration of the Recovery and Lee's ministry over the course of time.
Indiana here quotes Don Rutledge, both of whom have written much about the Recovery. It would be nice if these posters were not always "
challenged" for their views of history.
Personally, I have received far more benefit by hearing and thoughtfully considering others' stories of LC history, than by being challenged for my own views. For 30 years I was "
challenged" to reassess my views about the Recovery, and it only served to further harden my resolve. Then I found this forum and began to read ToG, STTIL, and many of the old-time posters (OBW included) and slowly my views have changed.