Moniker & a March off the Ground

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I'm trying to play catch up here.....Indy..Thanks for sharing your journey in Christ while in Seattle, Indianapolis and Chicago.

I came into 'the church' in 1975...and for me the downfall of the LC came about in 1978/79.

I never struggled leading someone to Christ but I sure struggled in bringing them to 'the church'. I know the 'ground of oneness' was a big thing for everyone. I didn't have much trouble with that teaching per sae because I was already 'grounded' in the LC. I had saints I fellowshipped with and I was over all comfy with the church life in San Diego.

But bringing people into the LC..well. That was another story. I didn't know why I struggled with it as I was 'happy' there. In looking back, I think, I was troubled with the doctrine of the 'ground of oneness'. If there had never been such a teaching..and our 'ground of oneness' was our LORD Jesus CHRIST, everything would have fallen into place I believe.

Still, over all were my years in the LC in San Diego were good years for me...even though I was quite in the 'fire' being refined quite a bit ...to God be the Glory.

Now I have a couple of questions for you regarding your comments:

The word of God poured into me in those days as I spent between 7-9 times a
day with the Lord in the Word and writings

Regarding 'writings', whose writings did you read? Were you 'allowed' to read writings other than Nee's and Lee's..and those they allowed you to read..that is in the LC bookstores?

When you or any other saint testified about someone's writings, were they ever anyone else's writing other than Nee, Lee or those 'blessed' by Lee?

For example, did anyone ever get up at a meeting..or in small fellowship say something like 'WOW...I just read Smith Wigglesworth biography !'

I bring it up because, Nee and Lee's writings and those writings 'blessed' by Lee himself, is what the saints fellowshipped about coupled with their thoughts/experiences from the Word of God...which is known as the BIBLE. That's all 'fine' until we knew by unspoken language we did not read anyone's works unless it was sanctioned by the Lee ministry.

The next observation I made is this:

The LINGO...the LC lingo!! Here is an example from your testimony:

Christ as our only center and enjoyment and people could join our fellowship and have
the sense within them that they were home. And, they were home as believers in Christ on a proper ground of oneness.

I listen to believers who were never in the LC speak...and ya know, they never use the terminology we used in the LC.

There is nothing particularly wrong with the lingo itself..however it sure rings of 'exclusiveness'. We just weren't like 'Christianity'...and we wanted to make sure we stood out.

IF that was the motive..& I think it was..it was wrong of us...I blame all of us because we blindly allowed ourselves to speak like the 'leading ones'.

May the Lord Jesus Christ become Numero UNO again in our fellowship one with another.

It's time if you ask me, we crush the devil's head & all of his cronies with the Word of God as the Sword of our spirit and with our love for the brethren & the unbelievers. When we love our God with all of our hearts, souls, minds, body and of course our spirit...and we love our neighbors as we love ourselves..which includes all the brethren and the unbelievers, surely the devil has to shut up once and for all as we execute his judgment alongside our KING JESUS!