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Originally Posted by Ohio
This saying, "hate the system, love the person" may sound good to you in theory, but let me assure you that hate will win, especially when constantly under the ministry of condemnation in the LC's. Also, how can you say that all idolators are enemies and not brothers or sisters?
LSM taught me to critique everything about Christians, from the way they sing, pray, worship, and serve to the teachings and principles they believe and live by. There was nothing to be esteemed about fellow Christians ouside the LC. With such an endlessly critical heart, how can anyone say they hate their system but love their brother?
It's just like me saying that I love my wife, but I hate her attitudes, I hate the way she cooks, all the things she does, the way she communicates, the things she loves, the way she dresses, the music she listens to, etc. Sure I love my wife, I just hate her system!
Love is not this way, neither does this describe the love of the New Covenant.
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Yes, and another issue is that the "system" that the LCM hates is really mostly characteristics that do not fit into their culture. They start out by identifying major objections like locality and church names. But by the time they are done they have condemned everything from music to the coffee and donuts served after the service--or even that the service is called a "service." Horrors!
As OBW has said, so many of the accusations of the LCM about other groups are simply cultural. Why is a liturgy bad? You may not prefer it, but isn't it simply that liturgy is an easy target for religion Nazis?
The LCM has such an irrational prejudice toward any culture other than their own that they see boogy men where there are none. Veggie Tales!! Eeek!! Protect the children! Cover their eyes and ears! Burn all the DVD players! Order up marathon readings of "the ministry" to clear their brains! Hurry! Before it's too late!!
Eek!! They called their meeting a "service." How fallen, corrupt and clueless can they be?! Stay away!
It's simply mindlessness.