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Cal · 03-07-2015, 09:14 AM

It's wildly ironic to think that the Recovery, those caretakers of God's latest and bestest, are old hat. But recall that the Exclusive Brethren also refer to themselves as the Recovery. Now they are really old hat. Take heart, the LCM is chasing hard after them.

I've often wondered why God allowed the LCM to exist and thrive in the first place. It's becoming clear that he is showing us, in technicolor fashion, yet another way we can go off the rails.

Proudly thinking you have the best teachings, and especially basing your reputation on that idea, is manifestly a sure way to irrelevance. Because in order to maintain your reputation of being so right you have to fight any suggestion that you might be wrong. Which is bound to lead... where? The LCM doesn't just think they are right, they think it is wrong to question their rightness. Now, think about that for a moment. Does that sound like a mindset encouraging healthy growth and development? Or does it sound like a prescription for an inevitable spectacular, humiliating crash?

03-07-2015, 09:14 AM	#3
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	Re: LSM’s Ignorance of the Synoptic Problem - Nigel Tomes It's wildly ironic to think that the Recovery, those caretakers of God's latest and bestest, are old hat. But recall that the Exclusive Brethren also refer to themselves as the Recovery. Now they are really old hat. Take heart, the LCM is chasing hard after them. I've often wondered why God allowed the LCM to exist and thrive in the first place. It's becoming clear that he is showing us, in technicolor fashion, yet another way we can go off the rails. Proudly thinking you have the best teachings, and especially basing your reputation on that idea, is manifestly a sure way to irrelevance. Because in order to maintain your reputation of being so right you have to fight any suggestion that you might be wrong. Which is bound to lead... where? The LCM doesn't just think they are right, they think it is wrong to question their rightness. Now, think about that for a moment. Does that sound like a mindset encouraging healthy growth and development? Or does it sound like a prescription for an inevitable spectacular, humiliating crash?