After The Founding Fathers - Historical Case Studies: Zinzendorf & James Taylor

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At such junctures crucial decisions are made which determine whether the Lord’s move remains a vibrant force or is institutionalized.

But this is a very odd, and telling, statement. If the "recovery" is God's move, it can neither cease being a vibrant force nor become institutionalized. And if it has, it wasn't God's move.

I have to go with Tomes here. The Book of Acts and church history show us untold cases of real, heavenly blessing which initially was no doubt the "Lord's move," but in time became institutionalized by human maneuvering.

The institutionalization of God's move does not prove it was never "God's move" in the first place, rather it shows fallen man's unending tendency to "package" God and His blessing. The Recovery was not the only movement spawned by the 60's Jesus movement in the US. The real tragedy is LC leaders thinking they knew how to harness "God's move" for their own benefit.