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Originally Posted by Curious
One aspect of the practise does not nullify another, according to my understanding of things..
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There's a demonic element, or aspect, that occasionally becomes plain, like Minoru's statement. In 1997 I heard that the "age of spiritual giants is over" and a new era in Christian history had begun. No biblical text was offered. When you see a group of people gather around a dead person's empty chair, as they had when it was occupied, there's a demonic element arguably at work.
Earlier, whilst with FTTA, I tried pointing out the pattern (gospels/Acts/epistles) of attention, care and assistance for the poor, weak, sick, and disenfranchised, which NT experience had fulfillment-of-prophecy overtones from OT. I saw these suggestions actively suppressed by LC "trainers" with no biblical justification: "Don't waste your time." Instead it was, memorise bullet points, go to meetings, recruit "good building material" on the college campus, and get them to recruit others. And, in this we're closely following the apostles? How so?
Unfettered culture can be a vehicle for demonic forces. The LC problem is that: 1) its Chinese founders didn't see the effect of their own culture; and 2) they successfully sold it as "spiritual" to naïve ones who lacked discernment. Poster
Curious was fortunate to smell a rat, a non-divine aspect, and move away. Many were not so fortunate.
But all of us wrestle with such forces, and Nell's recommendations are worth considering. (There
are resources out there.... some of the FB posters offered links as well) None of us have all the answers, but we all have a piece of the answer, which (to me) is found in the name of Jesus Christ.