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Originally Posted by Prayerful
I did some inquiry, and according to my sources, those attending the conference where TC spoke these words took them only as his opinion and not as an imposition.
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Thanks for this post,
Prayerful.
I do know that TC's "opinion" does not influence all the GLA leaders like it once did, but there are still some with whom it does. Definitely. I know some.
But you bring up another point. Since TC is, of course, well aware of the
"church that TC’s own son-in-law leads is very contemporary in this and all matters of worship. As a result, it is quite successful in reaching out to the community," then why would he voice his opinion at a regional conference? Why would he disagree publicly with what the Lord is blessing? He surely knows that his opinions are taken as "gospel" by many, just as WL's opinions were.
I have long said, to the effect, that TC "shoots himself in the foot" when it comes to the way he treats people and exerts his influence on them. He was not speaking locally, but rather regionally. He knows that his messages reach a wider audience, because they are posted online. As the leading minister, he should not be sharing "spiritual" fellowship to a widespread audience that will sow seeds of controversy among many of the young people.
Let me say plainly that I am not a fan of drums. I am not insisting on any instrument. Most contemporary churches use drum "shields" because the sound can be overpowering. Drums are just rhythm instruments. They establish a music "frequency." There is no way that a set of "drums," can be spiritual or not spiritual, any more than a piano. Isn't it just ridiculous that Christian leaders once viewed pianos as "worldly," but now see them as "spiritual."
Let's get back to the bigger point. I have repeatedly said that the recent quarantine was simply a power struggle between opposing factions. Leaders fighting leaders about who controls the sheep. Of course, all the "talk" back then was "spiritualized" with Biblical "principles," but it was all "smokescreen" for the real issues. The GLA churches felt the battle was about their Christian liberties. It was about the liberty to publish books. Liberty to pick what book to read. Liberty to pick what song to sing. Liberty to pick what instrument to use during worship.
TC's opinion is a step in the wrong direction.
Many other points were made in the recent conference that were also steps in the wrong direction.
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