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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
The book was commissioned by either Inter Varsity or Campus Crusade. I don't remember which. These were campus organizations not affiliated with a particular denomination that were designed to steer believers to them. Their gospel was weak and ineffectual and they became jealous of the LRC gospel work. As a result they commissioned this book and once it was published they distributed it.
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Really? Because I thought you said the manuscript was self-published and later Inter-Varsity bought it to publish.
And I think you are conveniently omitting a few essential facts. Both Inter-Varsity and Campus Crusade are long standing para church ministries that have had a tremendously positive impact around the world with young people. They are not affiliated with any particular church.
Christians on Campus is an offshoot of the LC system affiliated with and staffed by the LC in each location and also serve as outlets for LSM materials. Their goal is to recruit young people to join their church.
Instead of suggesting that Inter-Varsity and/or Campus Crusade were jealous of the LC system's campus work (far-fetched when you consider their size and reach) why not at least entertain the thought that they genuinely believed the LC system was a cult and wanted to warn people not to join it?
IMHO what has happened in the LC system since Duddy was first published only serves to confirm his concerns. Imagine if he had Witness Lee stating that he was the only oracle of God on the earth since 1945? Or imagine if he had the quote by Benson Phillips that if you leave the LC system you cannot be sanctified. Or how about material on the ouster of Titus Chu for not following the one publication policy of a publishing company 3000 miles away? He could have a heyday with this crazy stuff!