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Originally Posted by alwayslearning
I agree this sort of "Recovery" construct is an impenetrable fortress.
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A GLA elder moved out west for several years and tried to meet with the LC while he was there. He could not believe how dead and dormant the church and the elders were, so he eventually went to fellowship with the elders. After a short period of consideration, the elders decided to quarantine the dear brother, and warned all the saints about him.
Soon things changed, and the brother moved back to the GLA. Cleveland leaders caught wind of his arrival, and did their best to usher him back into the fold. He happened to mention to the Cleveland elders how the LC out west reacted to his honest endeavor to fellowship there.
The Cleveland elders thought it was the funniest thing they ever heard, "
you went to those elders and told them how dead they were."
Then my friend made his simple case to them ...
- If I go to the elders to fellowship, then I am labeled as opinionated.
- If I fellowship with other brothers, then I am marked out as rebellious.
- If I remain quiet and not fellowship, then I am branded as political.
Their laughter subsided.
Thus we have a closed and fortified stronghold in the Recovery, completely insulated from the living God and His word of life, unhelpable and unaccountable. These brothers have no opportunity to get any spiritual help. The irony is that the same impenetrable fortress surrounds Cleveland and their satellite LC's. Just try and fellowship with them. I tried, as did many others.