Can you dismiss WL's ministry because of his sins?

[ZNPaaneah]

Originally Posted by Igzy

The whole "not a true servant of the Lord" argument is pointless because it all depends on what one means by a "true servant of the Lord." We throw around these phrases and we never define what they mean.

We say things like "so-and-so is a true servant of the Lord" as kind of general compliment. That's probably as far as we should take the use of that label. We say someone is a "really good Christian," and the like. But we probably shouldn't say someone is a "really bad Christian," should we? I wouldn't think so.

This is the other side, judging also includes the aspect of judging that "WL is the MOTA" etc. We had a discussion on "apostles" and whether they still exist. There was a range of agreement on this topic, some were more willing to accept that we still have apostles, others were not, fair enough. But even if your understanding of the word differs on this, wouldn't you agree that you are prohibited from judging that any particular man is the "MOTA"?

After all, didn't that and other discussions conclude that many former members felt guilty for judging that WL was the MOTA, or that the LRC was an elite group of Christians, or that Christianity was fallen. When the Lord said "judge not lest you be judged" isn't that what he was referring to?