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Originally Posted by ABrotherinFaith
How does everyone here handle conversations such as we have when talking with LCers?
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Another point. I am neither "positive" nor "negative". I try to respect everyone. Everyone has a journey, and it's not easy. I respect that. I don't know who is ahead of me in the kingdom and who is behind me, so I assume everyone is ahead of me. That's what Jesus said, "Take the least place". It is wise counsel. If, after the Judgment Seat, God should bless and reward me, I'm kool with that. But in the meantime, His clear counsel is, Be nothing.
So when you mingle and blend with the Local Churchers, just be nothing. No agenda, no goals, no struggle. Just ride the wave. If at some point the Holy Spirit gives you a word to speak, then speak. Believe me, if you obey Him, then He can take care of you.
But my point is, to be free of the notion that you must "do" something conversationally with these people, like somehow "steer" them to the truth. The truth is God reaching into your heart and touching it. That isn't your provenance. That is God's.
Your job is to find the truth wherever you are. If that's in the Local Churches, okay. If a door opens up for you somewhere else, amen. Just be open to God's will as you understand it today. And remember, as you treat others around you, that is how God will treat you. No more and no less. He shows mercy to those who have mercy on others, and no mercy toward those who lack mercy toward others.