Re: The Local Church Lexicon — Common Phrases
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Originally Posted by Loveneverfails
Thank you for the prompt response, Freedom. I keep hearing "being blended together as the body of Christ" and it never sat right with me. A body isn't blended together. It is separate components that work together and operate as a whole under the leadership of the head. "Blended" just makes me think of a smoothie.
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The word is designed to be disarming to the rank and file shrouded in a cloak of spirituality. The real intention is to manipulate the undiscerning. There is absolutely nothing benign about its use by Lee or anaheim. The GLA had a total disdain for the word.
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