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Originally Posted by UntoHim
Again, ONE WHAT? The problem I have with this statement is that it invites the proverbial "camel's nose in the tent". It invites "if the Bible is wrong about this, what else is the Bible wrong about?" Next thing you now you find yourself swallowing the drivel of people like Bart Ehrman, and you end up questioning any and all of the major claims of Christ and the biblical writers. It's a Pandora's box that has led to the shipwrecking of the faith of many.
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Originally Posted by UntoHim
I don't have a lot of time this morning, so I'll have to make this short.
This is one of the most lightly moderated forums around,… Everyone, I am not some apolitical, wobbling bowl of bland jello - I have strong convictions regarding religion's place at the political table, and also a Christian's civil responsibilities and duties, especially in a republic like America. However, I have even stronger convictions regarding the need for an open and safe place for former and current members of the Local Church of Witness Lee to dialog and discuss the teachings, practices and history of the Local Church movement.
We all know that current members are discouraged from even lurking, much less participating on our forum, and I fear that heated political wrangling (is there any other kind?) will be a further discouragement, and even worse, provide some LSM/LC leaders with reasons for current members to avoid this forum altogether. THIS IS MY MAIN REASON FOR WANTING US TO STAY AWAY FROM POLITICS ON THIS FORUM. My heart aches and breaks for the current LC members. They need our concern, they need our love and they need TRUTH. Not the kind of truths that are discussed in the political arena - that's a kingdom with other kings and queens - I mean the truths that are found in the Word of God, and specifically in the Gospel of our King and Savior Jesus Christ.
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UntoHim…. I don't believe this is lightly moderated. You’re not crazy about talking about the Bible (see my first quote of you above) nor do you want Politics even though you allowed a very political message to go untouched (you even reposted the link).
I was one of those lurking former LC people who decided to give it a try. I have posted extensively about my Christian background to include my time in the LC, why I left and my life afterwards although there was not a lot of interest---no posts. The only time you are going to have people post is when there is some controversy. It makes it more interesting. Who are these people lurking, and what do they want to hear?
I am sure there are plenty of ex-LCers who can quote scripture left and right. Maybe you need to separate a forum for those who just want to quote scriptures back and forth and don’t want to have any passion for specific topics or ideas or toss around controversial thoughts regarding biblical thought. This entire thread is controversial but it is fine with me as long as I can post in it. In addition, there are a number of other threads so former LC people have places to go to share their experiences if that is what they want to do.
Let me add this. I appreciate your noble goal of having ex-LCers come on the forum and discuss orthodox doctrine, living experiences and related items. It's not going to happen the way you hope only because you will end up with people who believe exactly the same and it will get boring. People who have left have developed different perspectives and within reason I think they should be able to express themselves with other members disagreeing, quoting scripture etc to point out why they disagree.