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Originally Posted by Ohio
alwayslearning, I remember back around 2006-07, after I had been out of the LC's a couple years and articles were being written like crazy on both sides (afaithfulword.com and concernedbrothers.com), that I had this stark realization -- if those loyal to TC would just keep reading this stuff, they would eventually learn that TC is no different than the Blendeds. TC was engaged in a battle with LSM which was more dangerous than he ever imagined.
Today TC has little left of his vast empire. The number of brothers who still look up to him is dwindling.
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They all had the same teacher!
IMHO regardless of scale or in what form (individual or collective) the whole idea and practice of having a MOTA is unbiblical for good reason. It shifts focus from the church at a local level and usually entails undermining the local eldership. Everything becomes about what does the MOTA think? Did you fellowship with the MOTA about it? We have to drop everything and go hear the MOTA! We have to finance the MOTA. Etc. Ultimately such an atmosphere devalues the local church and individual believers.
If the result of the fall out in the GLA is that Titus Chu is finally put in his proper place (not by the Anaheim Politburo who are just as bad or worse) but by the churches and their leaders then I think that's a silver lining.