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Originally Posted by OBW
Your presumption as to how complete the corruption in some of those places was is not supported by the scripture. Besides, the speaking actually recorded in the scripture was not from within those churches, therefore not subject to their corruption.
And in any case, you miss the point I was making.
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No, I did not miss your point.
You disputed
SonsToGlory's assertion that a LC "popcorn" testimony could be anointed because it was sourced in God Himself. Here is his actual post:
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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
To me it depends on where those "popcorn testimonies" are getting their source. If it's sourced in a man, then yeah. But if "popcorn" people are speaking according to the Anointing and there's real life and genuine help being conveyed, that's profitable.
Over time one knows whether or not the speaking is bringing them into closer fellowship with Christ and helping them walk in spirit or not.
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I agree with
STG wholeheartedly. He did not say that everything in the LC was perfect, right, or holy, rather that many of the testimonies there were definitely anointed by the Spirit of God. Like I said, I agree wholeheartedly.
STG then provided the "fruit test," i.e. whether that testimony brought him in closer fellowship with Christ and benefited his Christian walk.
As a rule, concerning what we as Christians hear, we must separate the good from the bad, and this often involves proving by testing, as
STG has done. (I Ths 5.21, I Jn 4.1, Rm 12.2, Ep 5.10) Jesus warned His disciples to "beware of the leaven." (Lk 12.1) Those who lake the maturity to adequately "de-leaven" their Christian walk (Heb 5.11-14) are in serious danger of shipwrecking their faith. (I Tim 1.19) This is a very serious danger. We have witnessed many who gave up their faith in God completely after leaving the Recovery. The cognitive dissonance is far too much than they can bear.
OBW, you do seem overly caustic or resentful of your LC experience. I encourage you to find the good, and hold on to it. One wise Christian counselor Gary Smalley called this practice "treasure hunting." He had counseled hundreds who had endured far worse experiences, and became much the better using this soul-searching technique.