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Originally Posted by Jay
Also it's funny to note that you guys are contradicting yourselves. Earlier someone was saying that the LC is not the only place where they practice calling on the Lord. But now you're claiming that calling on the Lord is a cult practice lol. So are you saying that the LC is not the only "cult" to call on the Lord? That anyone who calls on the Lord is practicing cult behavior?
But then you'll say "oh no it's HOWWWW they do it." Dude you're just bashing because you hate the LC.
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You are right, the sticking point is
how the LC does it. Exactly. And the reason it's a sticking point is
not because we love bashing the LC. The reason it's a sticking point is because
the Bible condemns how the LC does it. The chanting, vain repetitions is condemned by the Word of God.
The Word of God condemns how the LC does it. That's why people have a problem.
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Originally Posted by Jay
It's fine, but it would be better if you just admitted it instead of going around in circles contradicting yourselves. I'd bet that if another church that wasn't the LC chanted "ohhhh Lorrrdd Jessssuusss" you would have no issue with it because you're selectively outraged aren't you lol
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If another church that wasn't the LC chanted, I would also have a problem with it. Because it's the chanting/repetition part that's the problem, not the fact that it's the LC that does it that is the problem.
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Originally Posted by Jay
I'm sure you think that I'm bashing you right now huh? lol, now YOU'RE the victims aren't you? lol. Pretty soon that's what it'll turn into. You accuse others of the very behavior you exhibit. I love it dude, good stuff. Just move the goalposts whenever it benefits you and your angle
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No, I don't think you are bashing me. No, I don't think I'm the victim.
I actually think you are the victim. You are the victim of the deception in the local church. Everyone here has been through the same thing and we are full of understanding and empathy for you.
Your reactions are very normal and very expected, honestly. What you're experiencing is something called cognitive dissonance. You want to hold to and defend this teaching/practice of Witness Lee's, but you also want to be a Christian who follows the Bible. When the two contradict, you are left with an impossible situation - you have to choose what the Bible teaches or what Witness Lee teaches. And making the choice means a major shift in what you believe.
It's extremely difficult, Jay. But this is the kind of thing mature Christians have to do. Our muscles for this kind of stuff are left largely unused in the local church. I went through a period of extreme turmoil as I had to face this in teaching after teaching of Witness Lee's. I would encourage you, as a fellow believer in Christ, to choose what the Bible teaches and avoid what the Bible condemns.
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