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[Cal]

Originally Posted by A2Z

correction: authority should be 'delegated authority'.

I thought about this. "Deputy authority" should be, at best, "delegated authority."

So why don't they use the correct phrase? Because "deputy" sounds more impressive. It makes the "authorities" seem more like big shots. And the LR leaders looove to be big shots.

Here's a Blended Brother unleashing his awesome deputy authority. But sure to tremble as he speaks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1bOo9LsfXY

[A2Z]

Listening to RK speaking, he only hinted he and top blendeds are 'delegated authority'. Deputy Authority is still WL.

[Sons to Glory!]

Cal - He's got the right haircut. Does Barney also have an elder bag!?

And does this remind you of any one?: Barney recits the Preamble to US Constitution

[A2Z]

There is a website "https://shepherdingwords.com/"

Top Sheeeps: Let’s have a genuine fellowship to quash your concerns over the alleged abuse of authority.

Top Sheeeps: Spiritual Authority, a book translated and published by Stephen Kaung, became popular among Western believers in the early 1970s. Since then it has been misused by some to assert themselves as authorities and criticized by others who blame it for such abuse. Both the misuse and the criticism miss the mark.

sheeples: We don’t know this book that was published in the early 70s. Some of us are not even born yet. We were told to only read LSM published books. We know only ONE publication and our elders have signed us off to be life-long customers of this one publication goods.

sheeples: We are concerned that there is abuse of power of authority in our congregation.

Top Sheeeps: This mess of some having misused Kaung’s book to assert themselves as authorities and others have criticised them, blaming the book for such abuse, is ALL there is concerning the abuse of authority.

Top Sheeeps: Both the misuse and the criticism miss the mark. After the break we’ll tell you about missing the mark.

sheeples: - - - - -

[Ohio]

Thanks A2Z, it now makes so much sense.

[A2Z]

Someone on this forum once posted something Stepehen Kaung said about the church in New York.
How to find this information?

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by A2Z

Someone on this forum once posted something Stepehen Kaung said about the church in New York.
How to find this information?

Steve Isitt has written and compiled many articles on LC history.

Here is one paper that addresses Stephen Kaung.

[Bubbles!]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

Cal - He's got the right haircut. Does Barney also have an elder bag!?

And does this remind you of any one?: Barney recits the Preamble to US Constitution

Yes, our deputy authority has one of the old model ''elder bags.'' I think that LSM bookstores used to sell that one as ''the John Engles bag.'' They dropped that name, for some reason.
The last time I went to an LC meeting, a lot of people had back packs. It kind of seems like the old elder bags are no longer ''in.''

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Bubbles!

Yes, our deputy authority has one of the old model ''elder bags.'' I think that LSM bookstores used to sell that one as ''the John Engles bag.'' They dropped that name, for some reason.
The last time I went to an LC meeting, a lot of people had back packs. It kind of seems like the old elder bags are no longer ''in.''

So does that mean wing-tips are out too?

[OBW]

Back in the 70s, it was "white shirt, skinny tie, briefcase, and wingtip shoes."

[awareness]

Originally Posted by OBW

Back in the 70s, it was "white shirt, skinny tie, briefcase, and wingtip shoes."

And it fit the IBM dress code, except skinny tie was considered outdated. And other field tech's made fun of it when we met for lunch, or breakfast.

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by OBW

Back in the 70s, it was "white shirt, skinny tie, briefcase, and wingtip shoes."

Are you sure they weren't MIB (Men in Black)?

[Bubbles!]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

So does that mean wing-tips are out too?

Wing tips are NEVER out!

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Bubbles!

Wing tips are NEVER out!

Hey, I have a pair of smooth cordoba ones that I wear whenever I want to look conservative chic (at least in my own mind . . .)!

[awareness]

Originally Posted by Bubbles!

Wing tips are NEVER out!

I know. That's what Jesus wore.

[Gubei]

Originally Posted by Cal

I thought about this. "Deputy authority" should be, at best, "delegated authority."

So why don't they use the correct phrase? Because "deputy" sounds more impressive. It makes the "authorities" seem more like big shots. And the LR leaders looove to be big shots.

Here's a Blended Brother unleashing his awesome deputy authority. But sure to tremble as he speaks!

The original Chinese word is 代表权威, which literal translation is "delegated authority". I guess the guy who translated Watchman Nee's works mis-translated this Chinese word into "deputy authority", resulting in confusion.


Um...wait... he would have been correct... in his foresight...

[awareness]

Originally Posted by Gubei

The original Chinese word is 代表权威, which literal translation is "delegated authority". I guess the guy who translated Watchman Nee's works mis-translated this Chinese word into "deputy authority", resulting in confusion.


Um...wait... he would have been correct... in his foresight...

Delegated or deputy, both end in authority. The doctrine, no matter how framed, gave God's authority to a man ... in this case Lee, and previously, to Nee ... and now, I guess, to the Blended's.