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Originally Posted by Igzy
This is where we see where Lee was actually undermining the self-worth of a child of God. By disparaging a person's "self" he was disparaging his self-image, basically disparaging him, which was unhealthy.
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LC leadership always had issues with self-esteem and self-worth. Here I include WL and TC together, since they were so similar. (Actually JN Darby and W. Nee were the same. All 4 blessed with enormous gifts, and all 4 infected with exaggerated views of themselves.)
This explains why they demanded that all the glory go their way, and their way alone. Both of them demanded that all failed ideas be blamed on others, and they must take credit for all successful ideas. Neither ever "played well with others." Both had to fit within an hierarchical structure. With Lee, only Nee was above him. With TC, only Lee was above him. Neither of them ever had what could be considered real "peers."
Real peers were viewed with suspicion, and targeted with public abuses. Eventually these other brothers (
and this list is very long, both in Anaheim and in Cleveland) all decided that they were tired of being treated no better than canines, and decided to depart. Once they left, the general public would be informed of their failures and weaknesses.
It's a shame that Jesus on earth spent so much time training the apostles about this very matter, and those in the "recovery" never got it. That was one teaching that will never be "recovered."