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Originally Posted by aron
The problem with investigation is, at what point do you stop? Just visit LSM and get their side of the narrative?
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The local churches of Living Stream Ministry strongly discourage independent investigations, saying you will find "negative" things and be "poisoned". My reply is, if you only visit their training campus, go to a meeting and listen to a message, and read one or two of their tracts, although you may get an initially favorable impression, is that sufficient to come to a conclusion?
Again, think of other fringe or cultic groups: JWs, Mormons, SDA, etc. If your assessment is limited to reading their promotional tracts and visiting a "Potemkin village" or two, what will be your conclusion? And are you really following the Berean example? God is willing to be tested. If any group or teaching is not, then that should automatically put us on high alert.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village