Lee interpreted this episode in a self serving manner i.e. the implication is that he is "Paul" and anyone who disagrees with his directives and direction in the "work" will be out of the flow, the stream of God's move. Therefore his coworkers would be afraid to have disagreements and disputes with him lest they be cut out of the history of what God is doing on the earth. In short it was another instrument of control. Does anyone really believe that Paul thought this at the time? I don't.
Not to mention historically it is inaccurate. Peter and John were not mentioned in the latter part of Acts. Were they cut off from the NT ministry? Not hardly.
Who really controls God's work in the body? Christ the head does. Not Paul nor Peter nor John nor Mark nor Barnabas and...no not even Witness Lee!
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