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Originally Posted by Drake
Nope. Not my experience in 4 decades. Not my wife’s experience. Not anyone else that I know. There was no pushing it to any extreme ...anymore then your note keeps pushing it to extreme. Your last paragraph to balance out the front part of your note is no different in principle. (And if you keep balancing your posts you too will be remembered for your extremist views on accountability. )
Or for that matter, the discussion of the topic in this forum... another example... we talk about it here but we don’t talk about it in every other thread. Brother Lee was faithful to speak on the subject wherever it came up in the Word... Revelation, Matthew, and other relevant topics such as the Kingdom. Compare his ministry.... see how much of it was about outer darkness verses the other aspects of the Christian life, Christ and the Church, the Triune God, God’s eternal purpose, the mingled spirit, the Body and Bride of Christ, the Building of God. the life practices, etc. etc. Then come back and advise us whether he over emphasized outer darkness.... I know what you will find because I have read it for over 40 years.
Now, if someone wants to charge Brother Lee emphasized the kingdom... well, then they may have a point.
Drake
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Nevertheless, I remember sitting in a meeting. Not sure who was speaking. Also not sure the location or exact date either, but pretty sure it would have been Berkeley (or perhaps a training) in the mid-70s. Stories were conveyed in the meeting about people who left. I remember one story in particular, about a brother who had been around a while and decided to leave the LC. A week later he was out mowing his lawn with an electric mower and ran across the cord - he was electrocuted and was killed immediately. There was a hush in the meeting and you could feel the awe and fear come over everyone. We were told something to the affect, "God takes the Recovery very seriously, and if you leave there will be consequences!" IT HAPPENED AND REGARDLESS WHAT YOU SAY, IT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.
This kind of talk, which was brought up from time to time, had a very real effect on me for years. I remember working underneath my car, which was up on jacks (this would be around 1990). The thought came to me, "God is going to kick out these jacks and kill you right now because you've left the LC." I remember the fear that came over me. But then it hit me that God didn't need to resort to such things if He really wanted to take me. And besides, how could I resist Him anyway!? The whole notion was really silly and I had the strength to dismiss it as an attack of the enemy, and I don't think it every came back or at least not in the same way. I know, it's almost laughable now, but it happened.
Drake, I'm glad this wasn't your experience, but it was mine. I wish I could remember more details about where and when and who spoke it, but it also
was not a one time thing and was common knowledge in the localities I was in.