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Originally Posted by aron
Interesting to me how the "older forms" actually contain within them the seeds of newness. If we disregard them as old, and therefore passe, and hold forth what we say is the superior "new and improved" alternative, we risk ourselves becoming old. I only recently saw this.
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There was a time when the "old" testimonies of our salvation were told, retold, and rehearsed in the LC meetings. Telling them helped to keep our love fresh for the Lord and remember what marvelous things He had done in our life, kind of like an old married couple who could still remember their courtship and wedding day. God told Israel to keep the Passover as an eternal memorial for this exact same reason. Our story of salvation was like writing a personal "psalm" of our own trials and love towards God.
Then the latest "move of the Lord" came from "on high," which was btw located in Anaheim on Ball Road. It was announced to the LC's that all of these testimonies were like the old "sea stories," and that they would now have to come to an end. That was a sad day for me because I learned so much, and was always so encouraged to hear how the Lord was working in one another's lives. I never thought that these testimonies got "old."
But, since Lee was our leader, who were we to protest this "new way." Besides, since we were not adequately "constituted with the truth," we were so easily fooled by the likes of Max Rapoport and company, or so the MOTA told us. So our way became "old," and we started something "new." And we continued to repeat that cycle until the day I finally left. And with every "new" way, the LC's spiraled downward into deadness, pride, and exclusivity, only to hear Lee continue to inform us it was all our fault.
Thus the LC practice of "prophesying" was born, or shall I say stillborn.