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Originally Posted by onthefence
Hi there, Long time lurker, first time original post.
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Hi onthefence,
Thank you for posting this. To answer your question in the title, yes, it is a wolf in sheep's clothing. To answer your question about what your friend should do with the Bible, they can throw it away or bury it. Unfortunately, the footnotes are toxic at best. To use an example from the LCs: if you put a drop of poison in a glass of water, would you drink it? Even if it was only a drop? Of course not. Unfortunately, the footnotes and biased translation towards dispensationalism have ruined the usefulness of that Bible. Please notice, I am still calling it a Bible because, aside from the footnotes, it still accomplishes what our church fathers compiled the scriptures for in the first place: to testify of Jesus' Lordship and Resurrection.
You are brave for distancing yourself from the LC. I'm sure you, like me, still have loved ones who have good will towards God and man in the group. But unfortunately, the teachings spoil themselves and cause disastrous upheaval within individuals, families, and communities, including the LCs themselves. If you need a place to ask questions, this forum is great for that. If you need to speak personally to someone, you can ask your pastor, a cult recovery therapist, or even me. You can even email some of the ex-member YouTubers about any questions you may have.
Remember, it's not an 'US versus THEM' situation. There were clearly good things we had experienced and were taught, but we need to sift the wheat from the chaff if we are going to move forward in our walk with God. "Therefore thus saith Jehovah, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them." Jeremiah 15:19. This verse helped me grow from the situation. If we, regarding our involvement with this group, can take forth the precious from the vile, we will be as God's mouth, and we know God is fair towards what is good and what is evil.