Major Errors of Witness Lee’s Teaching

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Who is ignoring this major rule which trumps all others? We certainly believe in reconciliation and forgiveness before partaking. If someone is not in right standing they are refused communion.

LC leaders have never responded to attempts at reconciliation.

What LC planet are you living on?

[aron]

Originally Posted by Ohio

LC leaders have never responded to attempts at reconciliation.

What LC planet are you living on?

The power of guanxi networks is that reconciliation is not possible. Once you've violated the network you're done forever. Quite effective, if you think about it.

Lee gave a few messages on reconciliation, but look at Steve Isitt's experience: the messages were merely a sop for the conscience and a fig leaf of Christian orthodoxy. When anyone actually tried to address the issues leading to rupture, they'd run into the real "principalities and powers" of the LC. Lee was a pawn of these forces, like all LC members were.

[aron]

Originally Posted by aron

The power of guanxi networks is that reconciliation is not possible. Once you've violated the network you're done forever..

But the good news is that Post-Protestant Guanxi Network is a description, not a name. So it's fine - unless, of course, you're a Christian needing reconciliation, before you can offer your gift at the altar.

Look at Dong Yu Lan and Titus Chu - they can't be reconciled to Anaheim without kow-towing, and the culture forbids it. Their cultural paradigm offers two choices: either abject servility or the abyss. So they and their followers are stuck in a culturally-induced limbo.

Contrasted to Paul, who even after a ministry dust-up with Barnabas and John Mark, apparently was able to maintain peace with them. See e.g., 1 Cor 9:6 and Col 4:10.

And why do you think message boards like this exist? Because there isn't mechanism in the LC to address hurts and wrongs. Do you think the Baptists and Presbyterians have to resort to anonymous forums to address what happeneds there? Again, consider Steve Isitt's experience: transparency isn't allowed. People have "no heart" for examination, reflection, acknowledgement, healing and change. Instead there are OT types of "leprosy" and "rebellion" and "replastering".

Once one sees it for what it is, the mental strong-hold loses its strong hold. (2 Cor 10:3,4)