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Originally Posted by aron
It's important to stress love, not hate, forgiveness, not condemnation. But poor teachings should be called out. And people who keep promoting error even after repeated warnings should be called on it.
But if it looks like I'm judging then I fall into the same error I warn against. A failure to remain focused on Christ, and God's love, through him.
I don't know Assad & thus won't compare. But TAS appears to be Witness Lee Lite, having the appearance yet underneath lies fundamental error. The danger is to become dazzled by abstractions & conceptual overlays such that when in the gospels we may not see what's plainly written. Don't call anyone the greatest. Saying that Paul had the greatest apprehension was tantamount to the same. This is the basics.
If I've lost the spirit of love whilst calling out error, I'll own that & try to change.
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aron, perhaps you did not know that TAS was made by WL the Recovery "Public Enemy #1." That was, of course, before Max R. assumed that role, and afterwards John Ingalls. WL attempted to garner public support in the 50's by linking with TAS, a well-respected British Christian writer and author, until TAS began correcting the false "ground of locality." Subsequently TAS has been demonized by LCers even after his death. Hardly "WL Lite."
The Recovery always needs a foil, an enemy to direct the members' animosity against. It seems like the forum has picked up this bad habit too, and
StG currently fits that roll here on the forum. Had he promoted a heretic, nothing would have been said.
Obviously I agree with you about stressing love / forbearance and not exalting any man, and I prolly have more than a thousand posts confirming that position.