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Originally Posted by Igzy
The lesson is WE cling to Christ and HE works out oneness.
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Oneness is something that involves a simplicity that is not found in the LC. In John 17 when Jesus prayed that all the believers would be one, it was as simple as that. He prayed. He didn't organize. He didn't obsess over it. He just prayed.
One of the lessons my LC experience has taught me is just because something is seemingly important doesn't mean that it's something that we obsess over or try to figure out ourselves. Related to the matter of oneness, WL couldn't stop talking about the church. Of course, the church is important, but as it relates to us, it is simply the assembling of believers. There's no hocus pocus to it. WL basically placed a greater importance upon things like oneness and the church than Christ. He presumed to imply that there is a correct way to "do church" (ironic huh?). He presumed that there is a correct way to "do oneness". He didn't have the faith or maturity to let these things work out through Christ alone.