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Originally Posted by OBW
I don't think he was talking about the crucifixion of Christ. He was talking about the dethroning of the crown prince of the Local Church (or the Shanghai Christian Assembly as it was at the time). Their god was executed when he ceased to be divine and became mortal, venal. When he had weaknesses like all men and gave in to them.
So when the LRC died to us, was that our god?
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Wow, that meaning of the thread was completely lost on me. Went right over my head.
But you are right. My gods have died along the way. And thank God for that. We should kill our own designer gods, human or otherwise.
And I agree the journey of all my gods dying thru the yrs has been painful.
For example, after decades, even, when I read Lily Hsu's book it hurt to find out how human Watchman Nee was. And I'd long ago forgot about Nee. But that god lived on in me.
Our beliefs, spiritual, and Biblical convictions, became precious to us. And to the degree we've been invested in them, like an all in life commitment, the more and deeper it hurts when the rug is pulled out from under them.
Over the years so many rugs have been pulled out from my understandings and convictions that I'm now gun shy about myself and my judgments. I've been wrong way toooooo many times to even trust myself.
As a result I've lost the certitude I once held in the local church. I now can only trust in God. Cuz I'm hopeless. And it hurts to admit it.