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Originally Posted by Raptor
But it can easily lead to favoritism.
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Sorry, Raptor, but I think you are off-base. That's LR thinking, IMHO.
Marriage can easily lead to being distracted, so let's ban marriage. Sexuality can lead to lust, so let's ban sex. Eating can lead to gluttony, so let's ban eating. Having kids can lead to bringing the world in your house, so let's ban families. And on and on.
"Anything that is not a need is an indulgence." I actually heard a sister say that, like it was some powerful insight. (She was very grim and tedious person.) I've heard it all. All these things sound very spiritual, but they are man's wisdom, not God's.
They are doctrines of demons.
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be affectionate by the Spirit
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Well, of course. Who ever endorsed anything outside the Spirit?
What causes problems in God's house is living outside the Spirit. There is no need to target affection as some kind of insidious weapon of the enemy. Paul never discouraged affection. He encouraged it. Sounds to me like you have it backwards.
Lee discouraged affection because he wanted all loyalty and affection directed at him. It's a classic ploy of abusive groups to discourage close relationships between members. The goal is to make you emotionally dependent on what the group is selling.
Don't worry about have too much affection, Raptor. Worry about not having enough. Do you think Lee had affection for the people he cut down at the knees? No, I'm sure he told himself, "I can't be natural, shove the knife in."
Nothing personal, Raptor. But the lies of the LR are subtle.