My Hand Is Against The Prophets Who See False Visions....Ezekiel 13:9

[Adelphos]

Originally Posted by aron

Notice how they'd sometimes label the meeting series or conferences as "perfecting trainings"? By getting "trained" or conformed to the groupthink, you were supposedly getting more like the Ascended Master BL, who we now realize was anything but perfect. And yet the conceit was that by getting sucked deeper into the rabbit hole, you were getting "perfected".

You truly have some incredible insights into this strange sub culture religious herd behavior. The Lord Jesus is the author and PERFECTOR. I feel sad for the members but then I think if they really read the Bible they should know better. Unless they are a 2nd generation church kid they are to blame for being stuck in this. Even an iota of a question of this being a cult should be enough for us not to gamble with divine matters and run.

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Adelphos

Unless they are a 2nd generation church kid they are to blame for being stuck in this.

I wonder how many 2nd generation ckids remember the era before Holy Word for Morning Revival. Instead of prophesying according to HWFMR there was testifying according to your daily experience of Christ from the week. In my opinion as a young Christian, that was far more beneficial.
Holy Word for Morning Revival-that's clergy/laiety all because of a book. Questions I raised to a former/LC brother why not just set the ministry aside?

Based on my observations from meeting with non-LC assemblies, Churchkids are no different from 2nd generation kids whether they're Lutheran raised or Baptist raised. That's all they know. That's their comfort zone. There's no experience having met with other churches.

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Terry

I wonder how many 2nd generation ckids remember the era before Holy Word for Morning Revival. Instead of prophesying according to HWFMR there was testifying according to your daily experience of Christ from the week. In my opinion as a young Christian, that was far more beneficial.
Holy Word for Morning Revival-that's clergy/laiety all because of a book.

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!! That is a HUGE benefit to the body, and I wish it was practiced by more (including the LC)!

[HERn]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!! That is a HUGE benefit to the body, and I wish it was practiced by more (including the LC)!

That's basically like it was when I was there at the beginning. We had to keep to the assigned reading but we could bring in all kinds of testimonies, etc. Towards the end in another locality where the full-timers who had gone to the FTTA and the original FTTT in the 80s were in control, it was just repeat the speaking. In many of the other groups I've been in there has always been places and times for small group interactions where you could share from the Word, your experiences, testimonies, and prayer requests. This has been going on in Christ's church a long time and continues without LSM stepping in to control. Hey LSM, maybe God is really sovereign and does move in His church and does not need the co-workers and being blinded brothers to help God out. If you think otherwise I think you're agnostic.

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by HERn

That's basically like it was when I was there at the beginning. We had to keep to the assigned reading but we could bring in all kinds of testimonies, etc. Towards the end in another locality where the full-timers who had gone to the FTTA and the original FTTT in the 80s were in control, it was just repeat the speaking. In many of the other groups I've been in there has always been places and times for small group interactions where you could share from the Word, your experiences, testimonies, and prayer requests. This has been going on in Christ's church a long time and continues without LSM stepping in to control. Hey LSM, maybe God is really sovereign and does move in His church and does not need the co-workers and being blinded brothers to help God out. If you think otherwise I think you're agnostic.

That's sad. I saw that in the last LC gathering I went to. We were traveling about 10 years ago, and there was a LC group in this one place, so I decided to go to a Sunday gathering. The songs and hymns were good, but after the break we came back to "testifying." What that was really about was just the reading of the WL daily devotion thing that people were impressed with that week. My spirit sank at hearing these ones, who were being robbed of the fresh witnessing of Christ working in and through them!

We have a Thursday weekly brothers' breakfast gathering that is most rich. This is because there is no set agenda. We sing, eat and then freely share Christ with one another. Over and over and over we'll make the comment, "Boy, I wish that all was recorded!" This is because the spontaneity of the Spirit that comes through the various brothers is just astounding, incredible and watering. Thank you Jesus!!!

[HERn]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

My spirit sank at hearing these ones, who were being robbed of the fresh witnessing of Christ working in and through them!

We have a Thursday brothers' breakfast gathering that is most rich. This is because there is no set agenda. We sing, eat and then freely share Christ with one another. Over and over and over we'll make the comment, "Boy, I wish that all was recorded!" This is because the spontaneity of the Spirit that comes through the various brothers is just astounding, incredible and watering. Thank you Jesus!!!

I wish all the brothers and sisters could experience this, I know I desperately need this to live a normal life!

[Adelphos]

Originally Posted by HERn

I wish all the brothers and sisters could experience this, I know I desperately need this to live a normal life!

That is fantastic news! There is abundant life outside the religious slavery of the LC/LSM system.