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Originally Posted by Igzy
Well, I would say one of the things is Ohio himself. I would say all the believers who genuinely love the Lord are fruit. Their experience in the LCM of Christ stamped in them an indelible desire for a deep relationship with the Lord. Many have gone different ways but continue to be faithful. Yes, the LCM system damaged them and many. But the genuine experience of Christ was not a product of the LCM system. It was a product of the Spirit and still is.
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Well experiencing Christ in the local church didn't do me any good. Nor did it do any good for all the others I know that came out of the LC. Except, it seems, those that haven't managed to get the local church completely out of their system yet.
But I understand. It takes time, years, decades, to get the local church out of our systems. And it's hard for us to admit we were/are wrong. That takes time too.
But I say, just look around, and be honest, what good has experiencing Christ done for those you know of?
Then again, come to think of it, my old friend from 2nd grade, who was an elder in the local church, is now experiencing Christ in sweat lodges, as a Native American Shaman. Only he doesn't call it experiencing Christ. He calls it experiencing the Great Spirit. What do I know? It may be the same experience, by different names. They both prolly kick in the same dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins, and produce the same euphoric, mystical, oceanic, heavenly, sensation, consciousness and exulted experience. Don't get me wrong. I'm not knocking those natural occurring drugs in our brains. I guess we all need to get our fix one way or another. So, more power to those experiencing Christ ... become intoxicated with it. Just don't be surprised if it doesn't accomplish anything but good feelings ... which can be good just on its own. I'll grant that much.