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Originally Posted by aron

Luther behaved maybe better than we would have in similar circumstances; and if there be a kingdom reward he might be found far up the table than us "small potatoes". Who knows? Certainly, though, he had his faults, some pretty glaring.

But our point here has not been to measure the man Luther; rather it is that circumstances, and situations, and people, are not as simplistic as we might have been led to believe. Luther was arguably (and I largely agree) a man used by God. Yet there were also aspects of the tale which don't shine as brightly, as with Calvin, Wesley, Edwards, and others of whose histories we got mostly biased accounts. And this obviously includes those of Mssrs. Nee and Lee. We heard that their only faults might have been that they were too patient, too trusting, too forgiving of others.

In my previous post, I was just noting how Lee and Luther, and we could add Darby too, all considered so-called Recovery MOTA's, had similar intolerant personalities, with a disdain for others, and the noted inability to work with peers.

aron, I am only critical of ones which have been "over-esteemed" in the Recovery, and not trying to berate Luther, Erasmus, or any other of a whole host of the Lord's servants. I am not their judge. Neither do I consider it beneficial to anyone that we elevate Martin Luther as the initial MOTA of the Lord's Recovery. He was just one of many used by God.