Gospelicious

Hi all,

I would just like to add that what I have written above is PURE SPECULATION and is not to be taken seriously. It is simply a baseless opinion that I began to form ever since I read about Dr. Lily Hsu and the events preceding and following Watchman's trial.

I, of course, did not know Bro. Watchman Nee and, in fact, have never read his book, 'Authority & Submission'; all I know about it are other people's reactions to its contents. I am, therefore, (Ohio, this one's for you) 'uniquely unqualified' to pass judgment on Bro. Nee in regards to this book.

I also spent no time with Bro. Nee in the Chinese prison he was incarcerated in and so do not know whether or not he submitted to anybody at any time. I cannot conclusively attest to this.

And above all, I am not a member of the Godhead neither has the Lord invited me at any time to sit in council with him to advise him on any matter, least of all the matter concerning Watchman Nee's imprisonment. If at all he spent twenty years in jail in order to be taught a practical lesson on the pros and cons of 'authority and submission' is something known only to God, and perhaps, to Watchman Nee. Certainly, I was not in the loop and my post above seems almost to suggest that.

I, therefore, apologise to all of you on the forum (including lurkers) for my rash..er... 'submission'.

.. Grace..