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Date Posted: 19/01/10 10:14:26pm
Author: Peter Eveleigh
Subject: the lower way
In reply to: Who are ya 's message, "Re: recruiting methods" on 19/01/10 9:44:53pm

>I have never seen anyone leaving under a blessing.

that is absolutely right

Occasionally people moved from "Baptism and Community" into "baptism only" (old style membership structure), back when only a very tiny minority didn't live in community and they presumably felt that they were still "esteemed" by brethren, but the simple fact is that behind their backs they were ridiculed (by Noel too) for choosing to walk a backsliding route, while staying in the church.

This kind of two faced ridiculing also happened when brothers wanted to marry. They were always said to be choosing to marry because they weren't strong or righteous enouigh to walk the narrow way. It would always be implied that they just wanted to have sex and couldn't live a celibate life. Marriage (no matter what their literature says) was NOT esteemed. It was always called "the lower way"

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If you love someone let them free -- Danny, 20/01/10 2:21:32pm
- Re: If you love someone let them free -- Peter Eveleigh, 20/01/10 6:42:59pm

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>>I have never seen anyone leaving under a blessing. > >that is absolutely right > >Occasionally people moved from "Baptism and Community" >into "baptism only" (old style membership structure), >back when only a very tiny minority didn't live in >community and they presumably felt that they were >still "esteemed" by brethren, but the simple fact is >that behind their backs they were ridiculed (by Noel >too) for choosing to walk a backsliding route, while >staying in the church. > >This kind of two faced ridiculing also happened when >brothers wanted to marry. They were always said to be >choosing to marry because they weren't strong or >righteous enouigh to walk the narrow way. It would >always be implied that they just wanted to have sex >and couldn't live a celibate life. Marriage (no matter >what their literature says) was NOT esteemed. It was >always called "the lower way"
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