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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" >Is not loving people all about letting people go to be >free wishing them all the best and happiness as they >walk out the door ? I have even heard stories of >people wanting to go and do missionary work abroad >because that what they felt they were call to do being >leant upon badly. Now how selfish is that.
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