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Originally Posted by aron
Regarding djohnson's initial observations of those growing up in the LC, and its unhealthy focus on the ministry, eventually facing what he called "social issues"; I believe I made the observation, and will repeat it because it bears repeating, that the young ones I observed leaving the family umbrella do not go to christianity. They see the hypocrisy in the "program", as Ohio put it, but have imbibed on a steady diet of invective against what is termed "fallen christianity", and so when they depart the compulsive religious environment in the parent's house they simply drift (or run) into the world. They are raised in the "LC or nothing" mindset, and when they reject the controlling environment of the LC system, they have no spiritual path readily available.
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Aron, I read what you're saying, but ultimately isn't it a matter of will? Sure being brought up in the local churches, I heard all about "fallen christianity". It was likened to "prosperity theology". What I discovered was completely different. There are Christians not meeting with the local churches burning for Christ. If a brother or sister wants to press on, they need to seek fellowship outside the lc's if they're not willing to endure "hypocrisy in the program".
To say the "LC or nothing", isn't that saying that we were baptized in the LC and not in Christ? It was Christ who was crucified for us and whose name we were baptized in. Christians should not be rejected because they're not part of a specific fellowship.
Terry