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Originally Posted by rayliotta
Wow, they really did say that, didn't they...
What does "stand on the shoulders" mean again...it doesn't mean "pick and choose", now, does it?...
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Yes, dear brother rayliotta, they really did say that. Sad but true. Very sad. This was a big point in the Memorial Day Conference in 1994 covering "Practical Points Concerning Blending".
As if Living Stream Ministry was not already dominating and interfering too much in the "local churches", the speaking from this conference made things even worse. Activities merely in the sphere of "the local church life" were denigrated in the eyes of the brothers and sisters in favor of "blending" events like regional conferences (where an LSM brothers would speak), regular LSM conferences, and LSM trainings.
For a short time, "Blending" did also emphasize various gatherings where brothers and sisters from multiple localities would gather (usually for a Lord's Table meeting attended by multiple localities), but eventually "Blending" definitely came to focus more and more on events involving LSM, since it is only LSM-sponsored gatherings which were spoken of as "gatherings of The Body". Since "The Body" is the goal and the "local churches" are merely the procedure, why focus and spend time on the "procedure" when we can participate directly in the "goal"?