No more retaliatory grudges for LCG members!
This is pretty rich coming from Weston, who, like Meredith, NEVER forgot a thing that someone else did in the past and always held it over them when the time allowed. The file cabinet was always unlocked and ready to release the file of members' wrongs.
Has Weston or someone in the ministry said or done something wrong towards a member, and things are about ready to blow up?
Notice this excerpt from Weston's message:
We all must learn to deal with hurt feelings and anger, lest we be destroyed. I hope each of us will consider this and not allow Satan to destroy us through these emotions. And furthermore, I hope all of us can feel the burden lifted and the feeling of joy over letting go of the hurts that come upon us.
All-powerful Satan is still hard at work in the LCG through the emotions of the members, ready to make members rebel against the ministry. What about the emotions of the ministers who never forgot the things members did?
Greetings from Charlotte,
One of the most destructive behaviors we as humans exhibit is failing to forgive. Whether in marriage, among neighbors, at work, or in the Church, a lack of forgiveness hurts not only the person who has wronged us, but also—and even more so—ourselves. Jesus leaves no doubt that if we hold grudges, if we fail to forgive, our own sins will not be forgiven. Do we realize what that will lead to when Christ returns and separates the sheep from the goats? Perhaps someone has said something hurtful to you, perhaps someone has figuratively stabbed you in the back at work, perhaps you were abused as a child—what is the correct response? It is not to deny the problem, but to learn to put it in perspective and recognize that if Jesus died for your sins, you must put to death retaliatory grudges. None of us can change the past. We cannot control the actions of another, but we can control how we choose to react to those actions.
As Paul asked regarding disputes between brethren, “Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?” (1 Corinthians 6:7). Inherent in this passage is the reality that when one person is happy with a settled dispute, the other may not be. Further, judges and ministers are human and don’t always make perfect judgments. We must accept that reality. Hurts turn to anger, anger turns to grudges, grudges turn to roots of bitterness, these roots turn to hatred, and hatred blinds the mind. “He who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes” (1 John 2:11). We all must learn to deal with hurt feelings and anger, lest we be destroyed. I hope each of us will consider this and not allow Satan to destroy us through these emotions. And furthermore, I hope all of us can feel the burden lifted and the feeling of joy over letting go of the hurts that come upon us.
—Gerald E. Weston
Isn’t it part of employment requirements to hold a grudge, and never forget, in the lcg ministry? Especially under Rob Tyler and Doug Winnail
ReplyDeleteI can't worry about grudges or hurt feelings LCG, I must worry about the pope, Germany, the red heifer, ya know. The things I cannot control.
ReplyDeleteBy the way a minister in a splinter group such as this should have given that message about grudges to other former ministers: Raymon McNair, or Charles Bryce or Bobby, or Sheldon Monson..... but I digress.
Interesting. He admits that the ministry is imperfect when he wants the brethren to cut them some slack, but perfect and to be followed or obeyed as they are giving advice (defacto orders). Always gotta bring Satan into the picture to add pizzazz to the presentation, as well! Typical.
ReplyDeleteThere were also always a certain number of regular members, known to give an abundance of unsolicited advice to other members, and then follow up to see if their advice was followed. Some of 'em were cling-ons, too. It was difficult not to resent these petulant, presumptuous @$$holes, especially when they glommed on to you. Don't want to forget the oddballs with the stupid extrabiblical theories, or extreme healthfood nuts who felt it was their mission to spread their opinions under the guise of fellowship.
Grudges??? How could any such thing be even remotely possible in an Armstrong-based group? 😜
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Add about 40 years to the faces of each of those men and you would have an accurate LCG ministry illustration.
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ReplyDelete"Hurts turn to anger, anger turns to grudges, grudges turn to roots of bitterness.."
Ah, the usual Kenneth Copeland-esque Christianity. He bible instructs in Ephesians 4:26 to "be angry and sin not." This includes all emotions, including bitterness. It is a sin to not feel bitter when warranted. The lie to not be bitter is justified by twisting Hebrew 12:15. What creates bitter roots (ie "death") is sin. It's sin that defiles many, not the emotion of bitterness as such..
Hebrew 12:15 "See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many."
Anger, bitterness etc, are calls to action, which sinners hate since they want to escape accountability. So what we have here is the usual attempt get away with sin via a twisted definition of "forgiveness" and a damning of emotions. Turning off parts of God's creation when it suits one's fancy is not God's way.
“Minsters are human and don’t always make perfect judgements”
ReplyDeleteThat’s a typical sleezy quote from the snake Weston. There’s no excuse for how much they cover up for and help pedos in LCG. Mistakes are way different than lack of character and being immoral like him and his ministers.
Seems as if he is asking the MEMBERS -- not the ministers -- to forgive, when he says that judges and ministers don't get it right all the time. Apparently, the command to forgive only applies to the little people. That's why we see church break-ups.
ReplyDeleteAs I said before, when members talk, they're gossiping, but when the ministers talk, they're sharing "facts".
Weston refused to inform me of my charge or forgive me after "talking" to his insiders; he just cut me off by surprise via email.
Perhaps someone has said something hurtful to you, perhaps someone has figuratively stabbed you in the back at work, perhaps you were abused as a child—what is the correct response?
ReplyDeleteThere are laws about mandatory reporting of child abuse. Weston is equating hurt feelings with illegal child abuse. That's dangerous. If LCG discourages individuals from reporting child abuse to the proper authorities, that discouraging is itself a crime. It is fine to preach that the abused should keep a Christian attitude toward the abuse and the abuser, but that Christian attitude MUST INCLUDE a decision to report the abuse, otherwise the silent victim is showing hatred toward potential future victims of the abuser, and even sharing culpability to some degree.
Weston is deliberately conflating an Old Testament role with the New Testament ministry. Much misunderstanding and abuse is perpetrated because of poor rationality like this, picking and choosing what elements of the Old Testament suit the purpose (mostly of control and tithing).
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