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Originally Posted by SeekingWisdom
Yes, that is correct. I am now registered.
From my understanding, when you look at the face of this website you have the following:
* Testimonies of coming out from the LC
* Denouncing of the works of Nee and Lee and even the persons
* LC being a cult
So at first, with the website banner saying "Making sense of the Lord's Recovery Movement", it may seem like a place for purely discussion. But a lot of the threads involve rehabilitation, tips on how to recover from traumatic experiences in the LC, etc. Declaring all the works of Lee (and maybe Nee) should be thrown out. Of course, this may not be the feeling or representation of the all the members but at the face of this website, this is what is presented.
So it would seem to be a hostile environment for those that are still enjoying their time in the LC or do not have anything personally against the LC.
I would like to ask, if someone shared a post about a positive experience or testimony concerning the LC, how many members here would be offended, hold with contempt, or assume that it was fabricated/fake. Or be very suspicious.
Please do not misunderstand. I am not dismissing the experiences and testimonies of those that have suffered in the LD's Recovery. I am merely just presenting a different perspective. Nothing more, nothing less.
I personally have not posted here because I do not know how to contribute. I have a tendency of just observing. But I have recently gained an interest in having a bit of dialogue with the people here.
My standing as a LC member:
I think there are many things wrong with the LC. I think LSM played a huge factor to that problem (along with a number of other things). But I still see the believers here as dear brothers and sisters. As do I see any fellow believer (regardless of whether they are in the LC).
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SeekingWisdom, welcome to the forum -
Others can correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall that there have indeed been 1) threads started by members sharing positive experiences (as well as calling this site "negative") and 2) maybe even an actual thread started specifically asking what are some positive things people got from their time in the LC.
There are different ways to share positive experiences. Some ways imply that the negative experiences aren't real, and those will be met with contempt, because they are an attempt to silence and negate and invalidate real pain. Some ways give their own experience which happens to be good, while also acknowledging the bad that others have experienced. I have seen plenty of people agree when the good experiences are obviously truthful or are plainly not intended to send a contrary message about the painful things people have endured.
SW, is there anything specific that caused you to recently gain an interest in having a bit of dialogue here?
I agree there are many things wrong with the LC. My concern is the nature of what is wrong. The things that are wrong, to me, point to a deeper, hidden, systemic and frankly dark core that needs to be brought under the shining of a 10,000 kilowatt bulb. The things that are wrong are an interwoven, interconnected, interdependent, network mesh of deceptively "off" teachings that are just subtly crooked enough to negate the gospel while making the followers think they are extra-specially chosen by God, when really they are just specially deceived.
In the Bible when we are dealing with false doctrines, teachings that lead people astray, false apostles that abuse the sheep, the pattern is repeatedly to do something about it. Teach the healthy things, watch your life and teachings closely, don't be lead astray, don't put up with false apostles, etc... Vengeance is the Lord's, yes. But speaking the truth and calling out sin and darkness is also ours.