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Originally Posted by Indiana
an ulterior motive also surfaced in accord with a latent propensity of Brother Lee’s which had initially caused the churches serious trouble in China and other places in the Far East.
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If you step back and connect the dots, you can see this latent propensity emerge consistently and repeatedly in his actions. Theology bowed to ministry, and ministry bowed to business, and business bowed to family. None of this was particularly novel, actually, coming from his culture. The man lived long enough, and did enough activity in front of many, that there's a clear record showing the answer to the Mystery of [Witness Lee's] Human Life.
Look at what happened when Dong's followers asked about the funds for the Estancia his son was running for his Arvore da Vida ministry. "None of your business. It is a black box." I wonder if anyone ever even dared to ask Chu about his practical affairs. And Lee's conversation with Sal Benoit, likewise. "I am above the law; I'm accountable only to God."
But all of us have latent propensities. What of mine? Am I pure as the driven snow? Hardly. We all need to take Lee and the Blendeds, and likewise Chu in Cleveland and Dong in Brasil, as warnings to ourselves. "Take heed of yourselves" lest you likewise fall into self-obsessed delusionary worlds.