John,
Welcome back. Very good analysis. Or at least attempt at analyzing something as unclear as what you had to work with.
As I was reading I was struck by your 5th point.
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Originally Posted by John
The second paragraph begins with “Therefore.”
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in my studies of things Nee and Lee (from whom our Evangelical friend has learned), I have seen this kind of thing all to often.
All it seems to take is a few sentences strung together and there is now the basis for a "therefore." By saying that, the groundwork is declared to be complete and accurate. Irrelevant that it is hardly on topic or ignores the clear meaning of any scripture (if any) that has been used.
Might as well have said "Therefore, according to the inerrant word of God . . . ." since that is a stronger-sounding claim of certainty, even if hollow and meaningless.