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Originally Posted by Roger
Matt,
Are you kidding? Even djohnson has recalled in the past some positive things that we gained from the "collective"/"corporate" experience of the Local Church. This is the problem with your approach. You come in with elbows flying, insisting upon drawing a line in the sand, as if you are an Old Testament prophet who's gotten THE word from on high. Please re-consider ... I know my words may be futile here because you have the favor of the administration. But please consider beginning a whole new thread on this matter of idolatry. Please don't insist that all of the abuse in the Living Stream Church has to be summed up in the one word, "idolatry." Some of us have slightly different point of views ...
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With Matt's present approach regarding idolatry, he has growing similarity to the late Jim Moran. Both of whose views I have had to protest, because of the unbalanced extremes they presented. One of the common threads with them both is that neither had any positive experiences in the LC's, that I have heard of. Their point of view is not balanced by anything sweet of Christ.
Even with all the abuse and improprieties of LC leadership, I still received Christ from LC ministries. I still had many experiences of the anointing in LC meetings. The Lord spoke to me so many times. I had so many precious times with wonderful saints. All the precious times I have had must temper my critiques, or else I am neither fair nor honest.
Neither Jim Moran nor Matt are guided by these experiences. Their writings display this.