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Originally Posted by Terry
Whoa! I tend to think just as with the Bible, WL used from WN's ministry that which was expedient. Just as portions of the Bible that doesn't conform to Lee's ministry, similar with Nee's ministry, it gets ignored or passed over. WL's aligning to WN's ministry, is a type of riding on the coattails of WN's reputation.
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This is the impression I get. Actually, since I started reading Philip Lin's book, I am starting to realize this is more the case than I had previously realized. It seems that this is a portion of Nee's ministry that LSM has largely ignored. I think Lee was particularly interested in Nee's teachings that could help him push his "ground of the church" doctrine.
To my knowledge, LSM has never published "The Normal Christian Life", which is arguably Nee's best known work. I think that the LC mainly focuses on "The Normal Christian Church Life", which ironically doesn't espouse the current views in the LC.