Double Standards

Freedom · 07-23-2016, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NewManLiving

That would be the natural response to defend or to excuse sin. However, in Matthew chapter 5, the Lord speaks to us about our everyday living as members of His Body and citizens of His Kingdom. He concludes His sermon by encouraging us to be perfect as our Father is perfect. He makes an emphatic point about love:

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same

In the LSMLC organization there is overwhelming evidence that they love only themselves and those like themselves. I doubt if anyone of them would sincerely tell Steve or anyone else on this forum that they love us and mean it! In their deceived and corrupt way of thinking, we are all Men of Death

Unfortunately, the precedent that has been set within the LC is that of rewarding loyalty. I don't think members are incapable of loving those outside the LC, but they also know that loyalty to the LC comes first no matter what. If loving someone would interfere with loyalty to the system, then loyalty comes first.

A type of mutual love does exist between LC members, such as what is discussed in Matt 5, but unfortunately, this type of pretentious love and the environment that it creates is often taken to mean something significant, when it's really not. Jesus basically says that it means nothing. LC Members look at themselves and see lots of hospitality being given and received. They couldn't imagine this happening in other Christian groups. In their mind, the matter is settled right then and there. They take it as evidence that the LC is so much better than anywhere else. But this all happens within the confines of the LC. Outsiders aren't treated in the same fashion, and those who have left are treated even worse. So it's all fake. It's all based upon a double standard. If LCers want to live in their own bubble, that's fine by me, not my problem. But they shouldn't claim that the environment in this bubble is so significant and so much better than anything else.