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Originally Posted by KSA
Verse 45 starts with "and" and therefore is a continuation of the preceding verse. Verse 44 talks about soulish body and spiritual body. Soulish body is connected with first Adam being a living soul, and spiritual body is connected with last Adam being a life-giving spirit. Soulish body is animated by a soul. And spiritual body is animated by a life-giving spirit. A metonymy here then is a substitution of "spiritual body" with "a life-giving spirit".
The problem with LC teaching is that Witness Lee described this "becoming" mainly as a change in the Godhead (God was processed and consummated), rather than as a glorification of Christ's humanity in resurrection.
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Brother, I gave some examples of metonymy and your suggestion is not a metonymy. It is a parallel structure, but there is not the thought of one thing standing for or symbolizing another, as it is in a metonymy. Sorry but you are mistaken in your use of this word.
As to the LC teachings regarding "becoming", I should like to just discuss what Lee taught himself versus what others say that he taught. If you have what someone else taught, such as Ron Kangas, then let us discuss that in particular. There is at this point clearly no simple body of work that might be termed "LC teachings."
I agree that it seems that Lee taught that a change in the Godhead occured as a result of the mingled element of humanity being added into divinity and much of that was based upon his interpretation of this verse. Nevertheless, what you have stated is not inconsistent with that teaching, except perhaps in emphasis.
Perhaps I am still missing your point here.