[Ohio]

Brother Steve,

You have cited Matthew 18 repeatedly in your attempts to reconcile with other brothers in the LC's. Unfortunately these instructions from the Lord himself in scripture can only operate when the Head of every man is Christ. (I Cor 11.3)

Once brothers in Christ (especially church leaders) take other fallen men as their "head," then these scriptures concerning reconciliation become altogether meaningless. This is exactly what has happened to many leaders in the Recovery. They no longer allow their conscience, indwelt by the Spirit of God, to be ruled by the peace of Christ. Instead they have allowed themselves to be brought under subjection by those at LSM, much the same way as the Galatian believers were brought under subjection by the Judaizers.