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Originally Posted by Ohio
I was reminded of a comment Titus Chu would say, when faced with accusations from LSM'ers -- "everything I have came from Witness Lee." At the time, the comment sounded so good, actually it was deceptively horrible...
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This kind of speaking is a veiled control mechanism. TC claimed such absolute and abject fealty to WL, with the tacit understanding that everyone under him would also say, "I owe everything to TC".
The Local Churches claim "no hierarchy" but they have the most rigid, strict and unwavering hierarchy imaginable. Thus the repeated "storms" and "rebellions" when the burden of hierarchy becomes too great and the system ruptures.
The "stand" or "ground" of their "lampstand" is personal loyalty of the most severe kind. As was mentioned on this thread, it's been there all along, just cloaked in 'spiritual' garb so that the newbies get sucked in.