Choosing to See No Iniquity in Israel

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Freedom

What if the LC could stop nitpicking in the name of "perfecting", and learn to meet people where they are at? What if they could let each individual live according to his or her own standards instead of imposing WL's standards as the model to live by? Of course, that will never happen, but I think there could be a night and day difference.

It really seems that hypocrisy develops from the extreme of being "too good". If people see themselves as super-spiritual and super-proper, it is just asking for trouble.

There was one brother in my home meeting group in the mid/late 1990's who was consistently speaking of "meeting people where they're at. No other brothers would speak in such a way or else they might get answers they have an inability to cope with. What if a brother or sister has no interest in reading "the ministry", but instead their reading is in the Word. Oh brother so and so, what have you been enjoying? Brother, I've been enjoying James, Malachi, and Proverbs.

Instead the WL/LC standards is the game grown men play. Just pretend to be super-proper by speaking the accepted phrases, focusing on all things spiritual. Anything soulish is between you and the Lord. No one else needs to know what a phony charade you might think it is. After all as long as the saints think you're a good brother, keep playing the game.