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Originally Posted by OBW

And this is a very true statement.

But the evidence that the bad may have been with him in his ministry even before he made it to Taiwan leads me to think that if Paul had been the one he was supposedly coworker to, he would have been silenced and either sent packing or at least set down on the back row. His potentially significant Christian/bible knowledge (which I still question at times) and gift for teaching was undermined almost from the beginning by traits that Paul would have refused him access to the "pulpit" over. Wouldn't deny him fellowship. But not the place to teach.

And the questionable teachings are just more reason to underscore that the disqualifiers may too often save us from more than just getting fleeced. It may save us from the unqualified who have natural gifts that would have us under their spell. The kool aid we drank may not have had real poison, but it had spiritual poison.

Great point. Lee always warned us about the one-talented members burying their talent, but we also needed to be warned about the ten-talented member like in Acts 20:30. These ones were far more concerning to Apostle Paul, hence his admonition with tears, and his strict policy towards money. (20.31-33)