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One way to discern which attributes are of the soul, and which of the Spirit, is to step back and view the behavior over long term... if it's of the soul it will be displayed when conditions are favorable, but adversity will cause it to be discarded. Yet the attributes manifesting the Spirit will remain, implacable, to the end. This is the "sea of glass" - irrespective of howling winds, the sea remains flat, immovable. In season and out, the behavior remains, because it is of God and there can be no other.

So WL seemed humble when it was convenient. "God's humble bondslave", they called him. But when it lost utility, suddenly humility was pronounced as something "natural", to be discarded. Or love: who can forget love being called being natural, soulish, and even likened to corrupting "honey"?

WL, TC, and DYL would all seem to be "the least of all saints" when this picture was useful for selling the product. But all 3 of them could be, and were, imperious and inflexible when dealing with underlings, especially in private. Then the appearance of humility wasn't necessary, and the real person came out. Indiana's post showing the experience of the Raleigh elders' visit to WL is a good example. We saw this repeatedly: publicly it was, "I'm nobody; just a little gospel preacher and Bible expositor", and "Who have I controlled - who?", while privately it was, "My way, or the highway", and "Take it or leave it". No discussion, no willingness to listen, learn, consider and adjust. Certainly no repentance!! Absolutely unthinkable.