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Originally Posted by Freedom
The following link found in the Wikipedia article for Witness Lee has a history of the LC spoken by James Barber:
http://www.blendedbody.com/JamesBarb...timony_016.mp3
It is a bit of a long listen, but there are a lot of interesting things worth discussing. Since James Barber was one of WL's close coworkers, it is interesting to hear the thought process behind his decision to follow Lee. Although much of it seems silly now, I can understand why someone like James Barber was so willing to follow Lee. |
James Barber says in this "history" that Witness Lee was the only one talking about eating Jesus in those days, as if he invented the thought.
I noticed the Blue Letter Bible recently has been promoting a book by Richard Sibbes (who lived from 1577 - 1635 ) that has a number of sermons on the feast promised by Isaiah that will take place in Zion upon Christ's return. To illustrate my point (eating Jesus was not "invented by Witness Lee", I copied a small part of the first sermon
"Christ the chief dish in the Feast
This Feast is a Feast of fat things full of marrow and of wine on the lees well refined, the best that can be imagined, the best of the best. A Feast is promised, a spiritual Feast. The special graces and favours of God are compared to a Feast made up of the best things, full of all varieties and excellencies. And
the chief dish (that is all in all) is Christ and all the gracious benefits we, by promise, can in any wise expect from him. All other favours and blessings whatsoever they are, are but Christ dished out (as I may so speak) in several offices and attributes. He is the original of comfort, the principle of grace and holiness; all is included in Christ. Ask of him and ye shall obtain, even the forgiveness of your sins, peace of conscience, and communion of Saints. Ask of Christ as of one invested with all privileges for the good of others, but yet this is by his death. He is the Feast itself, he is dished out into promises. Have you a promise of the pardon of sins, it is from Christ. Would you have peace of conscience, it is from Christ; justification and redemption, it is from Christ. The love of God is derived to us by Christ, yea, and all that we have that is good is but Christ parceled out.
Why Christ with his benefits is compared to a Feast; Because the favours we have by Christ are choice ones
Now I will show why Christ with his benefits, prerogatives, graces, and comforts, is compared to a Feast...."
I give credit to Witness Lee for preaching the truth related to eating Christ. But, he surely didn't invent it (comes right out of scripture, and others have preached the same).