The Experience of Christ

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Originally Posted by aron

"Be doers of the word and not merely hearers" implies experience. But what is it to "do" the word? Obey. Not attend meetings and shout slogans, which may or may not be related to the word.

LSM definitely crossed the line when they condemned the GLA young people for visiting old folks homes and the like, condemning as "dead works" what the Bible would call "good works." Lee and LSM messed with all our heads on this one. They condemned what the Spirit directed others to do in serving others. They only saw "good" in that which built up their little empire. Thus, screaming in meetings all day long was "good," but loving your neighbor could not be an "experience" of God.

Originally Posted by Igzy

Obviously the LCM distorted experience to the point of error. But that's not a good reason to have a problem with experience itself or with the idea that we need to have it, anymore than the fact that some fraternity guy killed himself by trying to drink 10 gallons of water in 10 minutes should make us hesitant to drink water.

Some might say, "Can the church meet too much?" or might say, "Can we experience the Lord too much?" It all depends.

The problem with LSM is that they redefined and distorted what the "experience" of God was to the point of error. Shouting can easily become vain babbling, but no one dares to address this when they are bubbling forth ministry-approved slogans. They frown upon any leading of the Lord which does not build up their program, and in this regard, they are anti-Christ because they are against the anointing of the Spirit in the individual children of God. Elders, churches, and saints must all align with LSM or their "experiences" are invalidated by the ministry.