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Originally Posted by OBW
In Lee's case, there are places where he dismissed scripture because he found it to not be up to his version of "reality," most often in terms of "God's NT economy." I do not see this as a valid use or "reality." If we reverse Lee's lexicon, isn't "reality" equal to truth? "Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth." What is truth/reality? The word of God. How then does reality diminish the word of God?
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I think this is an oversimplification of Lee's ministry.
It certainly doesn't reflect my thinking on such topics, anyway.
I wouldn't say Lee dismissed certain scriptures in favor of his doctrine of God's economy. He organized all those scriptures under that superordinate.
Rightly or wrongly, you can debate if you wish.
But he doesn't "diminish" the word of God by means of his treachings of God's economy. I think he was overly harsh on James but God's economy was only the initial basis of his attacks. He went on and on and that's where things went wrong in my opinion.
I've lifted James back to a more reasonable position post-Lee and honor him for his role, such as it is reflected in the whole of the New Testament.