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Originally Posted by bearbear
Yet for all the LCs attempts to criticize the RCC and use it as an example of what not to do, it pretty much ended up like another mini-version of the RCC within Protestantism, a universal catholic church with Anaheim as it's Vatican city, where LSM factory blending operations take place, in which blended brothers are cloned for each age as their Pope(s) and universal publications such as HWMR are minted for all LC laity to consume.
So the LCs could be an example for how when you curse something, those curses may end up backfiring onto yourself in ways that are even more ridiculous.
Jesus told us to bless those who curse us. Should we then bless the LCs? After all, they are in the business of cursing former members. Maybe ex-LCers suffer because we are hung up on criticizing the LC system when God wants us to move on so we can heal. Maybe we're cursing ourselves by cursing the LCs as they cursed the RCC and everyone else. Perhaps the wake of destruction left by Witness Lee can be described as a huge cyclical curse-fest that can only be broken when the hurt people decide to finally break the cycle by blessing.
If that's true, I'm sorry for all the fault finding of Witness Lee I've done in recent posts. What use is it to dwell on the glaring faults of a man who has long died? Perhaps God has much in store for us if we can move on.
May God bless those in the LCs so that they can find the freedom promised in Christ.
1 Peter 3:9
Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will bless you for it.
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Witness Lee taught his followers to judge people and their hearts, as if he knew what was in the hearts of man. All those outside the Recovery were judged as hopelessly divided and more. Leaders within the Recovery, and there is a long list here spanning decades, were judged for being "ambitious." Vague accusations of conspiracy and rebellion were thrown in.
There is a difference between judging others and properly recording history and warning the church. The NT is filled with warnings from the OT failures. They should not be considered as "judging."
I admit that some times forum posts cross the line into the area of judging. One distinguishing point of judging is known here as "ad hominems." Instead of pointing out one's failure, it attacks the person. It is similar to raising a child. A proper parent should never tell a child, "you are evil" or "you are stupid." That is destructive judgmentalism. A proper parent instead addresses
the behavior of the child, while constantly extolling the child's inherent worth.