The Speciality, Generality, and Practicality of the Church Life

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Ohio

I agree, it's a good book, most of it anyway. It was the public face of the movement. It reinforced the idealism behind the oneness of the body so often talked about in the Recovery. It's just too bad that we never saw it put into practice. Our former LC in Columbus was laid waste by these same people.

The difficulty here is in removing the context. Here's a bad analogy, on par with your "dead horse." Appreciating a few of WL's books on this forum is like finding a few healthy patients of a doctor just busted for a long list of malpractice suits. The guy didn't even have a license to practice, but someone just got overly excited because his headache is gone, and his fever broke. He feels great. Who can blame him?

Thanks for that - shows some good understanding! As I hope saints on here know, I am no endorser of WL. The Anointing spoke clearly and very enjoyably to me through that book. It's one of perhaps a couple top take-aways* I've had from the LC experience. The principle set out in it, of not separating from other believers because of things nonessential to the faith, is something that guides me even now. And yes, so very sad it wasn't practiced in the LC!!!

* the other big take-away from the LC was the open meeting concept - encouraging all to share Christ with one another. (alas, this practice has been subverted in the LC now with the hyper focus on all things WL)

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

Thanks for that - shows some good understanding! As I hope saints on here know, I am no endorser of WL. The Anointing spoke clearly and very enjoyably to me through that book. It's one of perhaps a couple top take-aways* I've had from the LC experience. The principle set out in it, of not separating from other believers because of things nonessential to the faith, is something that guides me even now. And yes, so very sad it wasn't practiced in the LC!!!

* the other big take-away from the LC was the open meeting concept - encouraging all to share Christ with one another. (alas, this practice has been subverted in the LC now with the hyper focus on all things WL)

Personally, and I have spoken to this on several occasions, I think it is positive and quite healthy to have these "takeaways" from the LC experience. Do not "all things work together for good?" One Christian counselor Gary Smalley called this practice, "treasure hunting." Should we not learn from the experiences of Bible characters such as Joseph, the son of Jacob.

To hold on to these precious experiences is actually to believe in a loving Savior. Let's give Him all the glory.

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Ohio

To hold on to these precious experiences is actually to believe in a loving Savior. Let's give Him all the glory.

Yes and Amen!