[Hope]

Terry,

I believe your two points are probably correct. I being a Benedict Arnold, and fairly well known, get the automatic institutional emphatic rejection. And I could be also accused of being a persuader to leave. (Of course, I prefer to be considered as a herald of truth but I suppose we cannot get what we would like.) Rather, I have been accused of “leading the rebellion in the Southeast.” Is it not strange, how just recognizing sin as sin and division as division and the usurping of the Headship of Christ can get you such a reputation. Until my involvement on the forums, I kept a very low profile. But any associated with me also gets you the automatic heave ho. So I suppose you could say it is all my fault. I have caused dear ones in the LSM/LC to give an institutional reaction to saints with whom I fellowship.

When the brothers in the GLA started reaching out four years ago, they invited the church in Raleigh to attend a conference in Cleveland. The invitation came to the church but was sans Don Rutledge. They specifically disinvited me. Dear brother John Meyer had the kindness to give me a call. He explained that they feared if I was there that the LSM/BBs would be able to accuse Titus of having “a coordination of dissension.” Whatever that means??? Keeping me at a safe distance did not seem to help as they were quarantined anyway.



Hope, Don Rutledge