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Originally Posted by Lisbon
It seems we never hear teaching about if a brother comes and asks forgiveness at which we are bound to forgive. Does this ever happen in the LC? To my experience, No. Isn't it the truth that when we are offended we are to go to a brother and confront him. Not always an easy task. The LC teaching is that what comes down from Anaheim is taken as words from God
In the Bible there is no such thing as a Pope, politburo, or the like. It is still hard for me to understand RK's buying into this. I have no trouble understanding BP, RG, MC,and a few others, but for RK to be so devoted with his intelect and learning is a real mystery. It's even harder for me to believe Susan would go along. Many times in the last ten years I have said 'life is strange.'
Lisbon
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In my time as a child, teen, and adult in the local churches, I heard much about God's Economy, Overcoming, and the New Jerusalem. Very little if at all about forgiveness, ramifications of unforgiveness, spiritual responsibility of reconciliation, and love. Given Witness Lee has a short 3 chapter or so book A Word of Love, but in the localities it is simply ministry speak. You were to re-speak the ministry, but not actually do it. Take love as an example, there was memorial services I had attended in 2007 and 2014, Steve Isitt was present both times and I witnessed this brother being shunned by different ones. Brothers may say they love brother Steve, but there was no evidence of even a greeting.
Regarding these current leading ones Lisbon, something has to be said about being supported financially by Living Stream Ministry. Many of these brothers who are and have been, I don't know what they're thinking, their experiences, or what these brothers go through, but from my perspective from afar, it appears their conscience becomes a casualty for the sake of a man's ministry. If one had the integrity to say "enough is enough", where would he go? How would he support his household much like former leading ones had to do?
The basis of the recovery is very much entrenched in "ground of locality" and "deputy authority", these practices resulted in a spiritual stronghold.