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What I Have Found
My introduction to "brethren" assemblies.*
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The assemblies are by no means perfect representations of New Testament Christianity, nor is their history without the imprint of human foibles and weakness, for the local gatherings, after all, are composed of imperfect saints, and the movement as a whole has had its share of unfortunate quarrels and division. No one is more keenly aware of this than the "brethren" themselves. Many of the statements I make about them in this booklet are things they themselves would be very hesitant to claim. This is as it should be, for our Lord said, "He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory." But as a relative newcomer to the assemblies, I feel I am in a position to speak freely about what I have found without danger of self-aggrandizement.
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Since I write by way of personal testimony, I do not feel compelled to deal in a systematic way with the beliefs and practices of the assemblies. Rather, I want to comment on four specific characteristics that I have found particularly noteworthy and refreshing.
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