LSM's Sacrament - the "Ground of the Local Church" NIGEL TOMES

[Ohio]

I find the timing of this article to be just impeccable. One week before Cleveland's annual Spring Conference, this year to feature the "Ground of Locality," a life-changing foundational truth of the Recovery to restore our "Vision." In fact, this was the leader announcement on Cleveland's website ...

COMING SOON! What you see affects and changes how you live. In fact, the Bible says that, "Where there is no vision, the people perish" (Proverbs 29:18). Check back in the coming weeks to see a clear description of our vision and commitment, and how our lives have been changed as a result.

Then news leaks of disagreements among the Cleveland leaders. Apparently the "vision" has not gripped them all alike. Or perhaps, some have merely begun to re-examine the scriptures concerning this important "dogma" of the faith. Some have even read Myer's comment that "there is more scriptural justification for head-covering than there is for the ground of oneness."

Then Tomes' latest article hits the streets of Cleveland. Can it be that the once sacred "ground" we stand on is nothing more than a Catholic sacrament to bring us God's manifold blessing? Dare we risk all the saints showing up at the conference with Tomes' paper in hand? Imagine the ensuing chaos with TC out of the country!

But like that old cigarette add, some of these brothers would rather "fight than switch."