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Originally Posted by Igzy
They have made not only practical, but spiritual claims on this legacy, e.g. Brother Lee becomes "Brother We," suggesting they have a unique spiritual authority before God passed onto them from Lee based on Lee's wishes.
That for all intents is a claim to spiritual apostolic succession, with an accompanying expectation that LRCers respect and submit to it.
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Watchman Nee taught that coworkers were apostles with authority to direct the work, appoint elders, etc.
Witness Lee taught that there is always a MOTA and that out of all the apostles Watchman Nee was the MOTA and that he was his successor.
BBs teach that somehow this suddenly changed when Witness Lee died and now there is not an MOTA as in previous generation but rather a collective MOTA thus the description:
Nee, Lee and Brothers We! 