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Originally Posted by Freedom
I think the LC sees being accepted by mainstream Christianity as necessary for survival. The problem with that is if they were to adopt mainstream teachings and practices, there would be nothing "special" about it. For any ministry to claim it is the the ministry of the age means that there is going to be something wrong with it.
So the LC can create the illusion of being orthodox, but it will never succeed at being orthodox.
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Many like us who were raised in the local churches, don't know any differently. Meeting with other assemblies, I am quite fine with local churches being somewhat unorthodox. Unique? Not really. Speak with someone from the Exclusive Brethren and you'll realize the local churches are not so unique. Sure they might try to use high sounding words to appear unique, but not really.
Real issues for a former LC attendee such as myself are the practices (orthopraxy) that are sectarian and only produce division.