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Originally Posted by OBW
And Paul's words about being crucified with Christ, and living "in Him" (among other things) is not to direct them to chase after this experientially (though they will experience it), but to move on like it is true — BECAUSE IT IS.
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I think this is a very important point, and can hopefully be seen by some out there who are currently being recruited to chase after the experience via ritualistic noisemaking, what they call "exercise your human spirit." I was caught into this trap, and was in it for years. Even when I was in the FTTA and heard "Don't waste your time" with the widows and orphans, which I knew to be a direct reversal of the gospel message, I stayed. Even when it was clear that I wasn't getting better, and my problems were not magically disappearing, like I'd been told - "Just eat Jesus, brother", I hung on, convinced there was no other way. Even after I left, in disgust and discouragement, after years of 24/7 immersion in the so-called "church life", I still went out to the Community Church in my town and told them (politely of course) how they were deficient by not following "God's economy."
If you can see what OBW's words represent, before you get sucked into the LC vortex, you might find a path more true to the NT text. Because once you are in the house of mirrors that is the LC Hive Mind, it can be very hard to get out. Your thoughts are gone, and you run on their programme. It is hard to rewire yourself.