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Originally Posted by Ohio
Doctrines are teachings from the Bible that teach us and safeguard us. Paul warned Timothy (II Tim 4.3) that, "The time will come when they will not tolerate healthy doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires." This became all too evident during the GLA quarantines. Many in the GLA LC's became so disruptive and antagonistic with their elders in the meetings, not because they were not teaching sound doctrine from the scriptures, but because they were not teaching from LSM's books. They had itchy ears for Lee's books.
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Much more than that. The itching ears excludes any speaking or scripture that would cause one to be "inwardly disturbed". If there's a speaking or a scripture that causes one's conscience to be convicted, can't have that. That's negative speaking. It's speaking positively when "
they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires".