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Originally Posted by Edward Anglin
I have been following this thread, and admit it amuses me.
Where has Bob been living? 
He's like the guy whose wife has been cheating on him for years. His friends have told him over and over about her unfaithfulness, but he is so blinded by love that he just can't see the truth, and refuses to acknowledge that evidence of her adultery exists.
He refuses to believe them because he just loves her too much and still thinks of her purity on their wedding day. He's in love with a memory. That girl no longer exists.
Bob, welcome to the conversation.
This abominable doctrine has been preached for years. All of your AFF friends know this. Doctors Segraves and Bernard know this. You know this.
Stop defending it Bob and start demanding answers.
Somebody's been unfaithful. |
Thanks Ed for this enlightening and impassioned appeal!
As I have observed, I hardly think this rises to the level of "abominable doctrine"... I would like to have a one on one with LS to really get to the nuts and bolts of what he believes, but in lieu of that all we have are excerpts and statements he has made. Bernard is not as much in disagreement over the act of laying on of hair as an act to focus faith as Seagraves is, so that in and of itself is not the issue.
There are two main issues supported by LS's statements 1.) the source of authority in the spirit realm by the act of uncut hair (as opposed to the general principles of obedience and submissin) and 2.) women have access to this authority that men do not have... If LS can reconcile these concerns by clarifications 1.) the source of authority in the spirit realm is not the act of uncut hair alone, but the general principles of submission and obedience and 2.) that men who are obedient and submitted have access to authority in the spirit realm as well as women, it would go a long way to clearing this up.
These two points of contention, and the "folk theology" misunderstanding that is opened up because of them, can be rectified by clarification and do not rise to the level of "abominable damnable doctrines" that some alarmists insists, IMHO. If, on the other hand, LS really believes in witchcraft and magical powers in the substance of uncut hair, I agree with your assessment. But from what I have gathered, the former is true, not the latter. This needs to be addressed by LS, leading scholars and authorities, local pastors, but men and women do not need to be drawn and quartered for it! JMHO...
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