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Originally Posted by Ohio
We as the children of God must exhibit unconditional love towards all our brothers and sisters. This is a strong proof that we are of Him, (I John 4.7-14) and that His Spirit dwells within us. LSM, on the other hand, has only a conditional love, i.e. they will "love" you as long as you are "sold out" for their program.
Conditional love is not real love at all, as the Lord clearly told us, "If you love only those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them." (Luke 6.32, 27-28)
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Oh Ohio, when I visit the local churches, how do I wish to be proven wrong there would be unconditional love instead of the conditional love I see being expressed.
As is the case, what is usually expressed is making distinctions between the Local Churches and rest of Christianity. "The ministry is so rich." To a case specific are attitudes towards brothers who are no longer wanted.
Miriam in the book of Numbers was treated far more favorably than former leading ones.
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So Miriam was shut up outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was received again."
If it were Local church practices, Miriam would have been cast out and the tribes would have moved on without her. It's these practices of conditional love and being ministry-centric that needs to be thrown out.
I think some brother and sisters, when they leave the local churches have an aversion to one man speaking (clergy laiety). I have an aversion to a church driven by a ministry publication. Even in the current state of the local churches, you could say there's a clergy laiety system driving it. Locally with Holy Word for Morning Revival and Extra-locally with the Blended brothers speaking at various conferences/trainings.