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Originally Posted by Trapped
While there are times that some do slip into unnecessary attack, I would categorize the truth of what is said about the leadership in the local church more along the lines of what is said about Diotrephes in 3 John or about the super/false apostles in 2 Corinthians 11. Neither John nor Paul considered their descriptions to be an "attack", but rather a saving warning. These are things that should be publicly identified in order to save some people from decades of pain.
Trapped
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Trapped,
Good points. Witness Lee improperly used the word "attack" to silence people from telling the truth. It's a sad day when "truth" is morphed into "attack". The Unchained youtube
"Yes, Witness Lee's teaching DOES justify the covering up of gross sin" is a good reference on how this "attack vs. tell the truth" thought developed. We were conditioned with words like "rebellion", "attacks", "opposers", and others (28 min.) because we didn't want to be accused and shunned ourselves for speaking up.
Another way to say it "If you see a problem, you ARE the problem."
Nell