Quote:
Originally Posted by awareness
And I admit that I cheated. I was always trying to keep up with reading all the other authors mentioned by Nee and Lee. I figured if they were remarkable enough to be mentioned by the illustrious Nee and Lee they had to be important.
Come to think of it, maybe that's why I managed to spot that what I was in was a Christian version of a cult. All those other theologians managed to perchance shape some independent individual thinking in my mind. So I got out of my mind and into my spirit -- as advised, and chided, a million times if once -- but because I was entertaining other Christian thinkers -- than Nee and Lee -- individual thinking stuck to my ribs, so to speak.
And Individual thinking just won't work in any cult.
That's one reason I think those like Tozer are so badly needed, if for no other reason than to instill individual independent thinking in the believer/reader.
Turns out that, "Brother, get out of your mind and into your spirit" is, cult speak. It turns the followers into zombies, looking for a leader to point their arms out to, and to call out to, with dazed blank eye sockets.
Think and be free ... "you shall know the truth and the truth will set you free." Some great remarkable thinker said that, possibly, I like to think. But true nonetheless, either way. Whoever said it must have hit the taproot of truth.
|
You cheated huh? Does Ron know about this?
Actually, when I was growing up, all the older brothers in the LC that I looked up to had collections of non-LSM titles. Thus, it never occurred to me that the LC was exclusive in regards to what ministries were accepted.
Over time, I realized that the present LCM was not the LCM of the past. The attitude had become that WL "unlocked" the whole Bible and thus there was no need to waste time with the various ministries that even he himself referenced.
I think your post brings up a good point, ministries should lead people to
think independently as individuals. Groupthink ministries like Lee's ministry are the complete opposite of that. Everyone was happy to soak in what he said without thinking twice, without ever objecting.
Really the point of any ministry should not be to produce followers. The purposes of a ministry as I see it is 1) To help people understand the Bible better, also bringing to light Biblical issues that need consideration, and 2) to help people in their Christian walk. If a ministry helps someone in that way, it is worth following. A ministry is just a means to an end, not an end in itself.