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Originally Posted by Igzy
I wouldn't say the Lord has left the denominations. I would just say it's clear that what is there is not totally meeting the needs of believers and seekers. Denominations are somewhat stuck in tradition and protocol, as the LCM is now as well. This limits the Lord.
People are moving to the community churches because those groups are not bound to the constricting doctrines and other limitations of more traditional denominations. I think many people are becoming uncomfortable with unnecessary distinctions as well.
But the Lord appears wherever people gather in his name, and that should be good enough for any of us.
But history has shown that once you start claiming to be the embodiment of that "new move" you are on your way to not being it. The LCM has been claiming to be the unique move of God long after whatever chance they had to carry the torch was squandered in self-absorption and antagonistic self-promotion.
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We could put it down to human obstruction/failure, and the Lord has found a way to move unhindered.
You are basically saying that the new move was claimed after let's call it the "real" new move was over - or at least that period of LC history that people on here seem to recall as being mostly positive.
But then we are told that if our church is in a poor condition it is the Lord's will. A church in a poor condition does not mean it is not a true church.
So we could interpret those graphs as saying the Lord has not left the denominations at all, the condition of the church has no bearing on whether or not it is a genuine church.