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Originally Posted by aron
The LR says "we are the genuine [local] expression of God" yet they still teach that all the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3 were genuine local churches of God, represented by real golden lampstands, which lampstands typify various groups (Protestant, Bretheren, RCC etc). But they say those groups are not genuine local churches. So they are genuine lampstands, and then they are not. This is fairly illogical, as well.
I mean, let your yes be yes, and your no be no. Instead you get this illogical, "It is (but it isn't)". You'll note that they sing the classic Protestant hymns, calling them "our rich heritage", then blast all Protestants for being Babyolon. And so forth. And no members notice the hypocrisy?
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What they do is identify what they consider the best parts of Christian and Church history and say that's OUR legacy and even that's US. And they identify the bad parts and say that's "CHRISTIANITY'S" legacy and that's THEM.
The "Recovery" is all the good stuff, which they claim as theirs. All the bad stuff is not theirs. It doesn't matter what is is--if they like it they claim it as part of their legacy. If not, it's someone else's. And it doesn't matter how historically mixed-up and in various combinations these good and bad things have occurred. If it was good it's the "Recovery," and if it was bad it's "Christianity."
They never own failure. Why? Because "the Recovery" is by definition only the good stuff. If it's bad it's categorically not "the Recovery," therefore it's not them.
It's an astounding and monstrous self-deception. But it's equally astounding how effective it can be. People seem to want so much to believe that they are the good guys, and someone else are the bad guys.