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Originally Posted by Cassidy
"Lee himself believes that he stands in the line of apostolic succession, his authority commensurate with that of the twelve apostles."
Apostolic succession is a heresy.
What proof does Duddy offer that Lee believed this? Furthermore, we are now 3 chapters into this book so Duddy has had enough time to substantiate these claims. He gets his material from "some LC people" who "privately confessed"?
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Correct me if I'm wrong,
Cassidy, but doesn't stating or implying that one is the "Minister of the Age" also state or imply that one is an apostle? Witness Lee definitely implied he was the MotA many times. When he said something to the effect that
no one has had the oracle of God but him since 1948, wasn't he saying he was an apostle for all practical purposes? And when Witness Lee led on that he was an apostle, did he ever lead on that he was an apostle of different rank than Paul?
Two things are beyond doubt to anyone who ever followed the man while he was alive: Lee thought he was an apostle and never said there was any other kind of apostle other than the kind Paul was. So plainly he thought and wanted others to think he was on the same rank as Paul.
The word "succession" is a red herring here. The point is Lee thought he was an apostle.