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Originally Posted by JJ
AskSeek: your post about TLR being "a sham" expressed what some here have concluded. I've been wrestling with questions about TLR for 32 years (after a "storm" in my local church divided and scattered "the saints" there, and broke my heart). The answers are both simple and complex. After two years of participating in this forum, I see that opinions here vary quite a bit.
My own opinion is that there is a need to consider TLR's "ways", all the way back to its "roots" in "Exclusive Brethren" teachings and practices as well as the in-compassionate and legalistic shepherding of M.E. Barber, learn from the good and drop the bad.
I like what "The Concerned Brothers" have been saying http://www.concernedbrothers.com |
Everyone's experience in the LC/LSM is different.
When I first came to the LC in the mid 70s, we used the KJ and NASB. The RCV was just beginning with Romans and Hebrews as the first RCV books we used to study.
For me, my salvation through the Blood of Jesus was solidified. I don't take the Precious Blood of Jesus or His Holy Name for granted.
I did not understand the meaning of sanctification/consecration back then but I was because of the communal living and the ongoing fellowship. After I left and my personal walk deepened I learned the true meaning of sanctification.
My experience in the power of the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, the Power of the Blood of Jesus and the Power of Sanctification were established there.
Forever I will be grateful for my foundation. But that is not true for others.