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Originally Posted by Indiana
He had been quite perplexed over a year ago by LSM’s divisive behavior, but was also helped to understand that they have a long history of such behavior. Instead of being critical of “the focus on the misdeeds of the past”, he was thankful to know and to understand the track record. He was also released to minister Christ and build up the Body, free from a program, and focus on a man and a ministry and the control of brother Wee, and according to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
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Please do not misunderstand me. I realize how important it is to be set free from the chains of the LSM in every aspect of its ministry and control. For that setting free, few things are quite so helpful as the realization of the series of unrepented unrighteous deeds that issued from that source.
I guess the point of my musings is that having now learned of the sins and errors of the past, and having thus been set free from the control of the Local Church Denomination and its ministry office, how then do we proceed? It is not enough to rehash again and again the errors of the LSM, I got to know that (or some of that) already. Having seen it, I don't need to be constantly reminded of it. What I need is a view for the future.
I am not prepared to believe before the Lord that I've wasted 35 years of labor in the word, in the gospel, with the saints, building up in love. I don't feel content just to drop everything and go back to being a Presbyterian or a Pentecostal. Nor do I care to go on with any sort of remaining entanglement in the Recovery falsely so-called.
I do appreciate your remarks above: "released to minister Christ and build up the Body, free from a program, and focus on a man and a ministry and the control of brother Wee, and according to the leading of the Holy Spirit."
That may well be the sort of word I have been looking for.