Here is more on Watchman Nee's slavish dependence on Penn-Lewis
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In 1926, when he was suffering from tuberculosis, Ni began his first major book, The Spiritual Man, which sought to explain spiritual formation in terms of biblical psychology, especially the radical distinction between “soul” (self-consciousness) and “spirit” (God-consciousness). Published in 1928, the three-volume work has been called basically a translation of Penn-Lewis’s Soul and Spirit, published ten years earlier, though Ni did not make that clear. These early efforts laid the theological foundation for his future teaching ministry.
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http://bdcconline.net/en/stories/nee-watchman
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Originally Posted by Covert
... like I said its up to you, I cant convince every single person out there.
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You're not going to convince everyone out there. If Jesus couldn't, if Paul couldn't, then you won't either. But you must make an honest attempt, and let God's light shine where it wills. (when I say 'you' of course this is self-talk and not necessarily applicable to the larger populace)
In 1926 Nee was, what, 23 years old? 22? Do you really think that he was at the "fourth plane of Christian pursuit" by then? Paul says, "Do not lay hands quickly on any man" and Nee is proof positive. Why did Barber tell Nee not to read Penn-Lewis? Did she know something that we don't?
I'm going by memory on: 1) WL saying that he was shocked how young WN was in fact, as his literary output was apparently from an elder; and 2) that WN was forbidden by MEB from reading J P-L but read her work anyway. If anyone can confirm or correct these two assertions of mine, that would be appreciated. And, if so, why did MEB forbid J P-L? Did she know something that we don't? If thousands, even tens of thousands, rely on Nee for spiritual guidance, don't you think we should source his revelations? Clearly we have found J P-L. But what lies behind that?