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Originally Posted by Igzy
Imagine if LCers, with all their devotion and absoluteness, focused on good works in the community. I guarantee they would have grown and spread the gospel more than they have. Also, by having an attitude of care for the weak, they would have been far less likely to mistreat their own.
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For example, consider the things said by Sherman Robertson to Steve and relayed in his testimony on this forum.
1. “You don’t belong in the Lord’s Recovery.”
a. Who is qualified to make that determination. The very act of saying this indicates a major red flag. To put yourself in the position of the Lord is to say that you are the “super spiritual” brother and that Steve is an insignificant brother. This should raise up a major red flag.
b. There is a blessing in enduring this. The proper way to respond is head on, which is what Steve has done in posting this testimony, in writing directly to Sherman and in going on the internet when they ignore him. Steve is the one being perfected and growing as a result of this experience.
c. This comment as well as many other attacks were prompted by Steve’s attempt to evaluate the new way and its impact on the church. If people are walking in the light they would welcome and encourage this kind of assessment. I evaluate my progress as a teacher every year. I put down my goals at the beginning of the year and then evaluate how well I did in hitting these goals in the middle and end of the year. I do this in conference with my principal. However, if the errors were a result of the leaders in the recovery being enticed by their lusts then they will not welcome this kind of evaluation and instead will attack you for doing this. Therefore these attacks reveal the sins in their heart and are a major red flag.
d. In Steve’s testimony you can see many positive and wonderful experiences that he had, including his time in Taipei with the “New Way”. However, know that every good gift is from above. The Recovery has no monopoly on experiences of God. Threatening to kick someone out of the Recovery by saying “you don’t belong in the Lord’s Recovery” does not in any way separate you from the grace of God. Your experiences were not a result of being in the LRC, they were a result of being in Christ.
e. “Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourself”. Seeking the truth is to be a doer of the word. Preaching the gospel, writing gospel tracts, raising up home meetings, these are all proper and healthy activities for a Christian. The fact that LSM and the elders want to completely control this, and even do everything in their power to prevent you from writing your own tract by ignoring you is a major red flag.
f. Pure religion is to visit the “fatherless” and “widows”. These are the people with no influence and power. In a society where men are the one with jobs, not having a father makes you powerless. Not having a husband makes you powerless. When you are in a church where it is all about power, influence, who you know, etc. then that is a major red flag.
g. The LRC has become a franchise church of LSM. This means that the elders and LSM leaders have “become spotted by the world”. This is a major red flag.