Double Standards

[Intothewind]

https://contrast2.wordpress.com/2010...am-ministries/

I don't have the patience nor discernment to look into the word this way anymore. Do read the comments and note how easy it is to pick out lc members

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by Intothewind

https://contrast2.wordpress.com/2010...am-ministries/

I don't have the patience nor discernment to look into the word this way anymore. Do read the comments and note how easy it is to pick out lc members

I read some of the comments. It seems fair to characterize the LCer comments as not being willing to address the issues being discussed. The way they operate is to label everything as an "attack", or to accuse people of purposely misrepresenting the LC.

The non-LC comments are quite reasonable. Here is one that caught my eye:

Witness Lee was a megalomaniac. Think about it, the name Lee gave to himself was “witness,” which in Greek means martyr. Martyr Lee? I think not.

Lee's own name was a double standard of double standards. Martyr Lee, the same man who once said "That Lee! Lee has to be famous! Lee! Lee! Lee must have the credit!" Did Lee ever think about anyone except himself? I don't think he even had the ability to concede to others at all. Did he think he could fool people? Outsiders certainly weren't fooled by him.

[Intothewind]

Then they bury the opposition under pages of lees writing. Surely they will see the light of this amazing revealation!

[Intothewind]

I wonder if the resemblance of witness to a well known cult is why he is usually calked bro. Lee

Not bro. Witness

[Freedom]

Originally Posted by Intothewind

I wonder if the resemblance of witness to a well known cult is why he is usually calked bro. Lee

Not bro. Witness

The LC does make an argument for the use of the name Jehovah in the Old Testament Recovery Version. There is a paragraph or so in the introduction devoted to that. If they want to appear to be "orthodox" they certainly don't do a good job at it.

[Freedom]

The following quote was brought to my attention:

There may be much sin in our lives or in our environment, but we may not be conscious of it. However, as soon as we become conscious of it, we must deal with it. We must forsake the sin of which we are conscious. We should not tolerate any manifestation of sin.
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If we tolerate sin once it has been exposed, our fellowship will be cut off. This indicates that as Christians we should live a sinless life, not tolerating any sin that has been exposed.

Witness Lee, Life-Study of Exodus, Message 25

This is something WL spoke on not tolerating sin, both in the cotenxt of personal sins and in the context of 1 Cor 5. This is something WN spoke about as well. When the opportunity came for this to be put into practice (with WL's sinning son), those who felt PL's actions should not be tolerated became the very ones who weren't tolerated within the LC. Talk about a double standard.

It seems that WL had the habit of speaking what everyone wanted to hear, then when it came to put things into practice, everything changed.

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Freedom

It seems that WL had the habit of speaking what everyone wanted to hear, then when it came to put things into practice, everything changed.

This is why there is such a strong comparison from Matthew 23 towards the LSM leadership. Everything they do is done for people to see.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Freedom

The following quote was brought to my attention:
This is something WL spoke on not tolerating sin, both in the context of personal sins and in the context of 1 Cor 5. This is something WN spoke about as well. When the opportunity came for this to be put into practice (with WL's sinning son), those who felt PL's actions should not be tolerated became the very ones who weren't tolerated within the LC. Talk about a double standard.

It seems that WL had the habit of speaking what everyone wanted to hear, then when it came to put things into practice, everything changed.

I have heard WL preach strongly against every conceivable sin know to the church and ministry giving us the strong impression that he and his ministry had successfully dealt with all of these matters. So it's no wonder that his lackeys would elevate him to consummate MOTA status.

Imagine my shock when I finally learned about his kids reading Ingalls' STTIL.