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Originally Posted by aron
Another thing about Matt's testimony that is helpful is that he's seen other groups that have "authority issues". This broader perspective, I think, can save us from "good Nee, bad Lee" or "good Lee, bad Blendeds" or other value judgments. When people get caught by bad ideas they are more prone to do bad things. It could happen to anyone. And the "lording it over the saints", however it is phrased, or dressed up, has a long and distinguished history. So it's good to see it for what it is, more clearly, and not get caught in personality fixations, for either good or ill.
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Can you say more about this, there's something I'm not getting.
In my mind, if a minister gets caught by bad ideas, and does bad things, then the guy's before and after states could be readily classified as "good guy, bad guy." If these are "value judgments," then I'm as guilty as any, but my thought is basically "beneficial to us, harmful to us," and not that the guy is inherently evil, and I am judging the guy's heart.