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Originally Posted by UntoHim
http://www.afaithfulword.org/article...yMinister.html
So anyone here is free to haggle, to massage or soften the firm, crystal clear declarations of the movement leaers, or to play verbal footsie with these declarations or acronyms - what they are not free to do is claim that the actual teachings, practices and history in the Local Church are being misrepresented here on this forum. - |
Apparently our beloved brothers
Drake and Evangelical have never read the article you linked here from LSM's own website. Ironically even the website anticipated brothers like Drake and Evangelical would attempt to
play verbal footsie with these declarations or acronyms," and included the following:
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Why is this important? It is more than mere semantics. To designate a certain person as a "minister of the age" is to say that he is the person through whom the Lord's up-to-date vision is being or has been released. As a result, that person and the vision released through him exercise a leadership role in advancing the Lord's move in His recovery. The actual leadership in the Lord's recovery rests not so much in a person, but more in a governing vision.
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They love to hide behind this "governing vision" caveat, but that is only window dressing for casual bystanders. Insiders, especially the leaders, know full well all the ramifications that accompany the "actual leadership." Pay attention to another quote from this informative article:
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At the time of the Reformation in the 1520s, when Luther was raised up, anyone who wanted to serve under a vision had to join himself to Luther. In the seventeenth century, anyone who wanted to serve under a vision had to join himself to Madame Guyon. In the eighteenth century, anyone who wanted to serve under a vision had to join himself to Zinzendorf. Even John Wesley received help from Zinzendorf. In the nineteenth century, J. N. Darby took the lead among the Brethren, and the vision was with him. In the twentieth century, the vision came to us.
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Can anyone really believe that in the 17th century all those throughout the globe who served God with a vision had to join themselves to a solitary nun in France. Unbelievable! Classical historical revisionism! A totally self-serving distortion of church history! It's no wonder that LC members are not permitted to read others' books.