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Originally Posted by Evangelical
1) hyper-spirituality and asceticism
I don't think they believe in ascetisicm. They do not promote even fasting. When I was in pentecostal churches, they promoted fasting all the time (40 day daniel fasts, elijah fasts etc etc), but not in the recovery. They enjoy nice food and fellowship in the local churches. Indulgence in food and nice conference venues is typical. There are even many posts on this forum about the excesses. Lee even wrote a nice chapter called "THE EXPERIENCE OF CHRIST’S DEATH VERSUS ASCETICISM"
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Yes asceticism regarding abstaining from foods is not a problem in TLR. Some, but not all saints have practiced other forms of asceticism, such as abstaining from some other human activities thought to be "worldly" but not prohibited by scripture, such as any sport, any television, all movies, birthdays, holidays, time with relatives, no pictures on walls not from LSM, never missing a meeting or conference, etc.