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Originally Posted by Ohio

In those early days in the LC's, there were three distinctive characteristics that duplicated what the Lord gave me when i was first saved -- love for God, love for His word, and love for His people.

Firstly we were Christ centered. It was part of our jargon, and we meant it. Secondly, we wanted to be freed from man-made traditions by returning to the pure word of God. Lastly, we had a vibrant community, loving and caring for one another.

I would characterize these three ingredients as my initial "vision." Everything that came along afterwards just leavened that vision.

When the Lord Jesus walked on earth, He did enact a "recovery" of sorts by exposing the hypocrisy and traditions of men which hindered God's people from entering His kingdom. In that regard, a "recovery" of sorts has been going on since the time of Abel, long before both the church and Israel. When men of God like John Ingalls a quarter century ago attempted to reform the church in Anaheim, he was only attempting to "recover" the Recovery. Ingalls never had in mind the great global conspiracy he was accused of, rather Ingalls saw the degradations emanating from the hypocrisy and traditions of men at LSM, and longed to correct them. He was thus a reformer in the truest sense.

Accusing John Ingalls of that "great global conspiracy" back in the late 80's is like branding the Lord Jesus of being a "rebellious leper," or accusing Martin Luther of attempting to destroy the "ministry" of the Pope. Every brother or minister who attempts to follow his conscience by obeying the inner anointing according to the scripture will ALWAYS be blackballed by the powers that be.

Outstanding Post bro Ohio...