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Originally Posted by Terry
How do ex-members (non-leaders) fit in? I think they go in in living life. Not asking nor needing repentance from current leaders. If it happened great, but it's not going to be a life-changing event. It's a case of one door closing and another door opening.
Question to ponder is what would happen if they ever crossed paths with a current leader? Would there be a feeling of the leader still having authority over them? Or would it be a feeling of "you have no authority over me"?
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This happened recently in NYC when ZNP ran into his old friend Ed Marks, now a Blended Brother. ZNP asked Ed why, as elder in Anaheim, he restored Philip Lee to church fellowship, when he never repented. EM said "because it pleased WL."
Moments later the NYC elders ushered ZNP out of their meeting hall.