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Originally Posted by aron
On other posts, they showed both Witness Lee and Watchman Nee having a form of "perfecting training", where the attendees would be asked to speak, then would be "corrected" by WN and WL. Sometimes this was done with some affirmation, sometimes even with love (perhaps), but sometimes it was a good old fashioned Asian lose-face beatdown. I saw Witness Lee with Titus Chu. At the end, TC said, "I am ashamed...". This is human culture, with the veneer of spirituality. But it's not Christian.
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In the official LSM historical “Book of Recovery,” we were told that it was Sister M.E. Barber who “recovered” the lost practice of “perfecting the brothers” by rebuking and public shaming WN. This was absolutely part of our LC heritage. Was not MEB’s rebukes what perfected WN? I heard this for years. And if WN was not “perfected,” how could he Recover the LC’s? How could he perfect WL?
What can justify WL’s practice of publicly shaming other workers like TC? Was it not MEBarber’s monumental recovery work to “perfect the brothers?” If WL could behave this way, are not TC, BP, RK, and others also justified doing so? And let’s keep going. How can my wife (or yours) possibly be “perfected” unless I engage in this same practice? And let’s not forget her role in shaming the children. Is this not our LC heritage? And if truly “recovered,” is this not our God-given right and responsibility to “perfect” everyone else we meet by shaming them. Am I missing something here?
Now our beloved friend
aron says this is a “good old fashioned Asian lose-face beatdown.” He said this is “not Christian.” Is this a “recovered” practice or some fallen cultural political power play? This is important! I need to know! The answer strikes at the root of the so-called Recovery.