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Originally Posted by A little brother
You like to interpret things literally, don't you? It makes me wonder why you didn't notice the omission of "deformed" or "degraded" on Christianity in the last point of the outlines. Literally, "Christianity" covers both religious and genuine Christianity, right?
And thank you for admitting 1% of the LSM outlines can be about badmouthing. That could be a good start for you. I am quite sure you are familiar with 1Cor 5:6 "...Do you not know that a little leaven (1%?) leavens the whole lump? "
Do you have some specific examples to share?
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To me they are statements of fact, so the criticism is warranted. Christianity indeed is full of full of traditions, organizations, performances, and falsehoods. We only need to look at the number of denominations that support or accept gay marriage and female pastors/priests.
There are plenty of times when Jesus badmouthed the religionists. In fact a number of the parables are thinly veiled slights and mockeries of them, to the amusement of his lowly audience.
I don't think we can get through genuine Christianity without exposing and saying something about the false. But in Witness Lee's ministry this is always in view of something more positive. "these things are dark, but here is light". Rather than criticizing for the sake of criticizing.
I think the topic outline is not about criticizing or badmouthing but about our deliverance, note the second point in the outline - "We need to realize how much we need to be delivered from the influence of religion in the present evil age."
If you don't think there's a need to be delivered from the "present evil age" or that this age is evil, then you may have been deceived by the anti-Christ spirit. I would encourage you to get back into fellowship with your brothers and sisters in the Recovery who are pursuing Christ.