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ZoeGrace · 02-14-2015, 01:09 AM

I have observed that many of the LC are involved through digital media that can be considered “worldliness” to some. Most local LC members from this area enjoy Facebook, Netflix, internet, etc. What I find interesting is that those things are normal, yet they have no idea what is happening to fellow Christians in other countries like Iran and the Middle East, India, etc. Or what is happening in Israel. (I am not assuming that it is like this everywhere. It is a small group here.) When I bring it up as a general topic or even specifics, like Pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran, they look at me like I am crazy to care and start going on about the persecuted LC members all over the world, especially China. I really don't get it at all. I get the same attitude when I mention helping the needy people in the community. It seems the entire focus for the LC here is on door to door ministry and building the church. As we live in an economically devastated community, we have many needy families, but that is not a concern. It is rather confusing to me. Maybe this is a little off topic, but it seems to me that they are considering care for people as worldliness. What I have heard said is that the high spiritual truths are what is important and everything else is of the world. I have always wondered about this and why there is no ministry within the LC for the poor and needy and persecuted.

02-14-2015, 01:09 AM	#8
ZoeGrace Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 10	Re: Changing attitudes about "worldliness" within the LC. I have observed that many of the LC are involved through digital media that can be considered “worldliness” to some. Most local LC members from this area enjoy Facebook, Netflix, internet, etc. What I find interesting is that those things are normal, yet they have no idea what is happening to fellow Christians in other countries like Iran and the Middle East, India, etc. Or what is happening in Israel. (I am not assuming that it is like this everywhere. It is a small group here.) When I bring it up as a general topic or even specifics, like Pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran, they look at me like I am crazy to care and start going on about the persecuted LC members all over the world, especially China. I really don't get it at all. I get the same attitude when I mention helping the needy people in the community. It seems the entire focus for the LC here is on door to door ministry and building the church. As we live in an economically devastated community, we have many needy families, but that is not a concern. It is rather confusing to me. Maybe this is a little off topic, but it seems to me that they are considering care for people as worldliness. What I have heard said is that the high spiritual truths are what is important and everything else is of the world. I have always wondered about this and why there is no ministry within the LC for the poor and needy and persecuted.