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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
Yes, let's dissect the doublespeak.
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Concerning the 7 churches in Rev 2-3, it was repeatedly said in the Recovery that their "
differences were all negative," and on the positive side, they were identical. But even this was not a true observation. Ephesus was commended for their works, labor, endurance, proving the apostles, have not grown weary, and hate the works of the Nicolaitans. Smyrna was praised for enduring tribulation, poverty, and slander. Pergamos was praised for holding His name and not denying His faith. Thyatira, Sardis, and Philadelphia each received unique praises. It seems only Laodicea was not commended for anything. The Lord also reveals Himself uniquely to each church. These were not random revelations of the Son of Man. Each church also had special promises extended to them for overcoming their own unique set of trials. None of these were just indiscriminate blessings from the Lord.
How then can LSM vainly believe that their weekly message from
HWFMR can meet the special conditions and trials of all the LC's? No wonder these messages have become so stale and uninspired. It would be pure coincidence if this week's message actually DID meet the need of one LC! This is why the Lord sent each church epistle to the specific elders of each church.
LSM's daily system of messages to ensure "the oneness" and uniformity of churches is not too dissimilar from the Vatican's. I grew up in Catholicism, and was named after my uncle, my father's youngest brother, who was ordained a Catholic priest about the time of my birth. He later was ordained into the Order of Franciscans, OFM, which is from the Latin "
Ordo Fratrum Minorum," the Order of Friars Minor. As a young boy in parochial school, I was a choir boy and altar boy fluent in the old Latin mass liturgy.
The Catholic goal for centuries was to be able to go to any Catholic church in any city in any state in any country on any continent
and hear the exact same mass spoken in Latin. As a young altar boy I could have gone to any city of the world and properly assisted the local parish priest for mass in Latin, even though I could not speak a single word in his vernacular. This was the Vatican's twisted interpretation of "
speak the same thing, think the same thing, all churches must be identical, etc." The mass also consisted of responses by all the participants, and was so much "better" than the protestant churches whose members sat silently listening to "one man speaking."