Steam...

Steam: You help Jim your way and I will help him my way.
He made it and no doubt it was accepted.
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I don't agree that you are helping Jim - but you are welcome to your opinion.

The Lord does not automatically accept everyone who professes consecration. They have to look for the witness of the spirit, and sometimes this takes a while. I have known individuals who made a consecration but did not see the witness of the spirit in themselves for a couple of years.

I knew a woman once who professed consecration and studied with the brethren for 7 or 8 years until she was finally honest enough with herself to admit what everyone else could see (but didn't point out to her) - she did not have evidence of spirit-begettal. She confessed later that at the time of her consecration she was interested in one of the brothers, and she thought that her consecration might impress him. So, it was evident that she never made a proper consecration - she made a consecration hoping it would lead to marriage, and so that was what she was consecrated to.

Soon after this she left the class, although no one made her feel unwelcomed - she just realized that she didn't belong. We did not conclude that she must be Great Company, because it was evident that her consecration was never accepted, even though she understood much of the Truth.

People can make consecrations to many things, but only a proper consecration may be followed by spirit-begettal, and then only if a crown is available.

WV