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The Local Church in the 21st Century Observations and Discussions regarding the Local Church Movement in the Here and Now |
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02-27-2020, 05:58 PM | #1 | |
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Idealism
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I for one, thought that there was a "vision" that I was following. What did that "vision" encompass? It was a lot of things, it would be hard to define that in exact terms. But much of it involved what the LCM believed itself to be. Here are some examples of what I mean: 1) They believe that there exists a cookie-cutter path to unity. 2) They believe that their notion of unity is a achievable here and now. 3) They believe that their movement is a pinnacle of everything that has come before them. 4) They believe that their movement has been unduly persecuted and is destined to emerge and become overwhelmingly successful. I'm sure the list could go on. All of these things represent overly idealistic notions and ideas that existed within the LC. Of course, we weren't allowed to question those things. We weren't allowed to doubt that the LC would be successful in the way that they said. Anyone who did so was labeled as someone who did not "see" the vision. The position that so many former members have found themselves in has been that of simply recognizing and feeling the need to point out discrepancies that became apparent, and the LC criticizes former members for doing this, saying that it's not perfect. Here is another way to look at the issue. If the LC claims that it is following a certain "vision", but never lives up to that "vision", that would indicate one of two things: 1) The "vision" was never achievable in the first place or 2) The movement has failed itself. It could be combination of both as well, but either way, it is time for them to stop blaming others.
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