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Originally Posted by Ohio
Trapped, let me confirm the approach by OBW and Nell.
The LSM way produces paralysis by analysis. Because they are trained and indoctrinated not to make "independent" decisions, they end up making no decisions on their own. Then, a horrible side-effect occurs, which is the presumption that the Lord speaks thru the other members of the body. While not wrong, one then believes that being told what to do is safer and more spiritual than living one's own life.
Case in point was that LC brother who could not bring himself to help his sick wife do the dishes because he didn't want to do anything out of his "natural man."
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You are too correct, Ohio. I was trying to ignore the bizarre workings within the LC. But in that environment, you always have to "fellowship with the brothers" or you are on the outside looking in.
In 1982 I got a new job that was on the far side of Dallas county from where I lived. About 26 miles of terrible traffic no matter which way you went. After one month of driving it, we put our house on the market and moved. There was an LC in that particular suburb so it was an easy decision. But there was always some kind of cloud over us after that because we had not moved "in fellowship." It was never stated. But it was more than evident. I was not expecting it (so it was not just my imagination). But I saw it almost immediately.
Once you have breathed the free air outside the LC, and are no longer constrained by their myths, you realize that there really is freedom in Christ.
I think that it was still considered "church-hopping" even though it is a different city and we had as good reason to move there.