God's economy vs Deputy authority

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

Forcing churches to have "standing orders" for books no one wanted was a result of extortion. Elders chose the books as the lesser of two evils. RG and BP pushing PL when his sins were well documented could in the most optimistically spun euphemism be characterized as "illogical". I think WL was more precise when he said it had an evil spiritual source, involved a conspiracy and constituted rebellion.

What kind of spiritual leaders, facing evidences of immorality and corruption exposed to the light of day, sacrifice numerous long-standing personal relationships, and subsequently attempt to destroy the integrity and character of these very brothers with bogus accusations in order to maintain their own pristine image to the rank and file?!? They then hold public meetings, kangaroo courts, heaping condemnations upon these brothers, in absentia, by parading their own lackeys to the podium as "credible witnesses."

Against every available fact of truth at their disposal, WL and his most loyal cadre of lieutenants really believed that they were under some kind of coup d'etat, a global conspiracy to destroy God's Recovery of the one true ministry to build the one true church, by other co-workers who had suddenly decided to overthrow his leadership, and become the new leaders. Or did they? Did they really believe this?!?

By completely rejecting all the obvious facts of numerous and credible eye-witnesses to the contrary, they were able to maintain their own delusional inner belief system that they, and they alone, were the unique testimony of the church, the one unique move of God on earth, the sole guardians of all the recovered truths of this age. As brother Francis Ball gleefully proclaimed, "I'd rather be an ostrich with its head in the sand."

So it's no wonder that they have maintained constant and continual efforts to "inoculate" their members from this truth. No wonder they considered this the most dangerous of "poisons." As soon as some member discovers what really happened during the quarantines of John Ingalls and so many others godly co-workers, that member changes overnight, one day an ardent zealot for the ministry, the next day gone completely "negative."