My Local Church Experience - And My Testimony

[DistantStar]

I apologise for making so many threads in a single day. It's just that for months I had no one (except for one friend) to ask for advice

I quit the Christians on Campus society/church by simply not attending meetings anymore. The guy I met for the small, weekly study skipped the meeting twice in a row because he was busy, and thereafter I had to do assignments or tests. (The complete story is in the "Testimonies" forum).

Aside from another meeting on Bible versions, I never went again.

But now as I'm sitting here I am wondering whether or not I was too rash. I had the opportunity to still stay for a few weeks. I could have used that time to ask questions and to observe it all a bit more.

I guess it is too late in any case. What are your thoughts?

[HERn]

Originally Posted by DistantStar

I apologise for making so many threads in a single day. It's just that for months I had no one (except for one friend) to ask for advice

I quit the Christians on Campus society/church by simply not attending meetings anymore. The guy I met for the small, weekly study skipped the meeting twice in a row because he was busy, and thereafter I had to do assignments or tests. (The complete story is in the "Testimonies" forum).

Aside from another meeting on Bible versions, I never went again.

But now as I'm sitting here I am wondering whether or not I was too rash. I had the opportunity to still stay for a few weeks. I could have used that time to ask questions and to observe it all a bit more.

I guess it is too late in any case. What are your thoughts?

Until you are identified as an opposer you can go back. I knew a brother in one locality that would disappear for months and then show up and be accepted with open loving arms. He did this several times. No questions asked (at least not by me). You could ask the LC members your questions and it would be interesting to hear their answers and compare them to what you hear on this forum. But, if you start asking a lot of hard questions you'll probably be shoved to the side until you start making negative statements, then you'll probably be shown the door. Freedom on this forum seems to be surviving as an LC member. It probably would be more healthy for you to find a different denomination than the LC.

[aron]

Originally Posted by HERn

Until you are identified as an opposer you can go back.

My advice is, don't go back. Don't look back. Remember Lot's wife.

That group has some strong mojo, don't mess with it. Just stay away from them.

I used to fight all the time with Mormons. They'd be coming down the street and I'd go over and challenge them. Now I just nod and smile and say, "Have a nice day." I'm probably not going to get them to see the light, so why bother. You are touching darkness. Unless you get a real strong anointing, don't waste your time arguing with people whose minds are made up.

The alternative is find someone who's positive, open, seeking, and who you get a real sense of the Spirit. Remember those two walking down the road to Emmaus, and Jesus came alongside? Both of them were wrong, thinking the wrong things, even trying to remonstrate with their new companion, "Are you the only one in Israel that doesn't know what is going on!"

But Jesus stuck with them, and they listened, and their hearts caught fire (Lu 24:32). That's what I want. Not to talk with people who don't want to listen. To me, that's like banging your head against a wall.

[DistantStar]

Originally Posted by aron

The alternative is find someone who's positive, open, seeking, and who you get a real sense of the Spirit. Remember those two walking down the road to Emmaus, and Jesus came alongside? Both of them were wrong, thinking the wrong things, even trying to remonstrate with their new companion, "Are you the only one in Israel that doesn't know what is going on!"

But Jesus stuck with them, and they listened, and their hearts caught fire (Lu 24:32). That's what I want. Not to talk with people who don't want to listen. To me, that's like banging your head against a wall.

Thank you.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by DistantStar

I apologise for making so many threads in a single day. It's just that for months I had no one (except for one friend) to ask for advice

I quit the Christians on Campus society/church by simply not attending meetings anymore. The guy I met for the small, weekly study skipped the meeting twice in a row because he was busy, and thereafter I had to do assignments or tests. (The complete story is in the "Testimonies" forum).

Aside from another meeting on Bible versions, I never went again.

But now as I'm sitting here I am wondering whether or not I was too rash. I had the opportunity to still stay for a few weeks. I could have used that time to ask questions and to observe it all a bit more.

I guess it is too late in any case. What are your thoughts?

The Lord let me to the LC, and then led me away. Years ago it was much healthier, and more conducive for growth, at least the churches in Ohio area where I was. Yes there was problems but the Lord was there, like in other churches. Eventually the negatives began to far out weigh the positives. After contacting this forum, I learned about corruption at LSM covered up for decades, which explained to me why the decline occurred, and why something so good became so bad.