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Originally Posted by Witness Lee
Most cases of mental illness have their source in problems that exist in the heart. More than forty years ago, the superintendent of a large mental hospital told me that, according to his experience and observation, mental problems are caused by problems related to greed for money and sex. These are problems of the heart. Greed for money causes problems in the hearts of some, whereas lust causes problems in the hearts of others. Such problems cause the mind to come under attack. Through years of experience, we have learned that mental illness can be traced to problems in the heart. The mind is attacked because the heart is wrong. Perhaps someone has a certain ambition or desire in his heart. If this ambition or desire is not fulfilled and is not dealt with, the mind may be attacked.
- LIFE-STUDY OF COLOSSIANS, MESSAGE SEVENTEEN
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Almost nothing could convince me more that Witness Lee absolutely had no idea what he was talking about. It is beyond my comprehension that anyone would consider this joker some kind of wise guru or man of God. What a waste of my childhood.
Maybe a WL apologist/coworker would argue that "he said this a while ago, this was the prevailing thought at the time". My response would be - then publish retractions or updates where you acknowledge his prior teachings were wrong and extremely damaging, repent for the hurt it caused people, and admit you have no expertise on the matter, and point people to actual experts rather than telling them to keep reading Witness Lee only.
What I wouldn't give to be able to go back in time and stand up in a conference where Witness Lee was speaking and oppose his lies to his face.
Workers at DCP who read this forum - you have no excuse before God if you continue to defend and propagate this type of sewage. And if you think that what Lee taught in this excerpt is true, then you also have no clue what you are talking about either.
Trapped