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Originally Posted by Evangelical
The divided ones (denominations) are pretending they are not divided, they are "one body". Because they meet together occasionally and shake hands and smile, some of you are deceived to believe this.
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Division exists in all of us. When various groups are able to overcome certain obstacles, that is good thing. It's much better than a group who chooses to isolate itself from all other groups and condemn them as "poor, poor Christianity" week after week.
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Originally Posted by Evangelical
The ones calling out the divisions and stressing unity, back to Christ, back to the ground of locality, are called out as being divisive.
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They are divisive. They refuse to interact with other groups claiming that such other groups are not on the "proper ground". If the LC were so concerned for unity, then it would be the first group in line to work together with other groups.
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Originally Posted by Evangelical
For some reason some of you here find it is acceptable to bad mouth the lord's recovery and claim they are being divisive, but it is not acceptable to state that the denominations are divisive which they clearly already are and have been for hundreds of years.
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Speaking for myself, I have stated my views on division as I believe the Bible addresses it. There is no intention to "bad mouth" anyone, but I do call things out as I see them.
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Others have since come out and defended them as not being a cult, after a long period of research and trying to reconcile misunderstandings.
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There weren't any misunderstandings. Those who originally expressed concerns did so with genuine concern for what WL was teaching. WL failed to clarify his views and to tone down his rhetoric. Even the CRI would admit that WL could have clarified himself better.