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Evangelical writes "I think the experience of most who join the LSM from denominations is related somehow to the lack of sound bible teaching, or the lack of all members functioning, or just general dissatisfaction with the denomination.

I think this explains a high number coming from traditional mainline denominations, Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and particularly those that reject biblical values and adopt pro-gay marriage stance etc.

I do not expect many coming from denominations which teach the bible and value members participating - baptist, presbyterian etc.

A number are non-denom Christians who go from house fellowship to house fellowship but want something more structured."

Then he writes "Could you please quote me where I said "joining the LSM" or "join the LSM" ?

I don't recall writing that, because LSM is not something we join, I may have written join the Recovery or join the local church, which means something completely different. If I wrote that then I should correct it, but I would have wrote it for the sake of not getting into another argument about it. I've checked this thread and the other two that I have recently posted in, and I cannot find anywhere where I wrote about joining the LSM.

For example, if you scroll all the way down to post #364, it was Igzy who was using that language, not me. I was talking about "joining the local church". I made sure I use lower case l and c.

If you can't quote me, then you should realize and admit that you are claiming I said things I did not say. Furthermore, you are claiming I am denominating myself because of using the word "we". Yet as post #364 shows, and a few posts either side of it, I am indeed talking about the local church as all believers in the city, and it is others who are referring to us as a denomination and saying it means we "join the LCM" etc.

So please go through the posts, and check whether or not you might have gotten a little confused. It's called confirmation bias. You see things I did not write, and assume things I did not say. We are all guilty of it, because it's the way the human brain works, but if you insist I said things I did not say, then I must correct you."