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Originally Posted by Roger
Brother, the Local Church way is to dismiss, or exclude those who make us feel uncomfortable. Do we not have enough recorded history to confirm this? But sometimes it is the ones who make us feel uncomfortable who are actually speaking for God. This is not a specific statement about djohnson, but a general statement, considering the likes of King David, Gideon, John the Baptist and even the Lord Jesus.
Roger
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Roger, generally those dismissed or excluded from fellowship can be viewed as wild stallions by the leadership. It's easier to exclude the ones you can't reign in. When leading brothers don't feel secure a certain brother or sister is on par with the ministry, they are pessimisitc that the certain brother or certain sister may say something negative. Even if it isn't the case, there's a need to safeguard the locality from those saints that might express concerns or criticisms.
Roger, it is the ones who make others uncomfortable because they're not lining up with man. They may be a prophet types like a Jeremiah or a Daniel. In the Old Testament, it was the prophets that incurred the wrath of rulers.
Terry