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Originally Posted by zeek
The churches had to formally take names in order to receive the legal status of non-profit income tax organizations didn't they? At one point does the claim to be THE church in a locality cease to be a means to unity with all Christians and become a claim of arrogance? Whatever that point is, Lee's Local Churches crossed it years ago in the 1970s if not before. When the training and Life Studies were first being promulgated, the Church in Miami was totally absorbed in their consumption. Lee's image on the TV screen and amplified voice dominated the meetings. The church was all Lee all the time. Reminds me of a song... "I've been to the desert in the church with no name..."
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Was the real church we read of in the bible a 'BUSINESS'??? Honestly... I don't know but I do not think so. That is what Christianity has become...Local churches..LSM... any everything in between the mega churches and the denominations.
What I highlighted brought me back to the days I started cringing at what the LC was becoming. I have fond memories of the first 2 yrs I was in San Diego. 1975/76. Even though we were reading the life studies, I thought they were helpful since I had never in my life picked up a bible. But I started seeing BIG changes in 1977. By 1978, Big Brother Lee was amplified in almost all our meetings. No longer were the local elders teaching us the Word of God.
The SPIRIT and the Bride say "COME LORD JESUS".
Shalom everyone,
Carol