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Originally Posted by Drake
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ZNP,
I understand that you see those events differently than I do. You see them all part and parcel to a big conspiracy. I don’t. I evaluate each event on its own merits in their time and place. I do not say that mistakes were not made, they were, but not everything that happened can be attributed to a common initiative other than they happened in the Lords Recovery in that era.
Life goes on brother and so does the Lords Recovery. I only hope you find the peace you seek after all these years.
Drake
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The standard for those bearing the testimony of Jesus is higher than it is for others. They are not to just avoid sin, they are avoid the appearance of sin.
If you do not properly deal with sin, then it has the appearance not just of that sin, but of an ulterior motive behind that sin -- hence a conspiracy.
For example you can view Ed Marks replacing John Ingalls as simply a matter of necessity after the Anaheim elders left. The fact that Ed knew Ray and Benson is nothing more than reasonable since they would choose someone they knew.
Therefore my interpretation that these elders were forced out and replaced with yes men can appear paranoid and conspiratorial. However, when you include the apology letter to PL that they all signed it no longer supports your view, but gives a lot of credence to my view. When Ed tells us 30 years later he "isn't ready to deal with this at this time" it further supports my view and gives no credence at all to your view. Finally, when Ed justifies this saying "it made Witness Lee happy" then I cannot see any other way to interpret these events than the way I have.
I have found peace and grace multiplied.
As you said earlier in a previous post, confessing Jesus can result in divisions. I feel my confession of Jesus caused me to be "walked out of the meeting hall". It has been a great source of grace and peace to me. I have since seen that all of the overcomers in Philadelphia were "forced out" at some point in time, hence the promise to them that they will no longer go out.
I am very thankful and full of joy that I do not need to be ridiculed and mocked the way EM, RG, BP, KR, RK, and others are for their actions. When you obey the Lord it may seem you are losing everything but on the other side you realize you have gained everything.