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Originally Posted by Ohio
Witness Lee undermined these healthy scriptural checks and balances by introducing the errant doctrine of "deputy authority." Lee's teachings about deputy authority exist no where in the New testament. Not one verse in the Bible justifies the abuses of rotten leaders with claims to "deputy authority." Witness Lee and his minions, however, would introduce these teachings, apparently endorsed by Watchman Nee, whenever scandals such as Daystar or Philip Lee's indiscretions became public.
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Witness Lee would countenance no peers. His model of "the work" was himself as an apostle with the status of a Paul while his coworkers had the status of a Titus or Timothy who he could give dictates to and expect them to be followed. This practice was propped up with MOTA and deputy authority teachings.
He was the boss of "the work". Period. If you crossed him you were "fired". In some instances this meant coworkers of many years were put out on the street (kicked out of church housing) while their incomes dried up almost instantly.
Of course having no peers and having cultivated no replacement when he died what was the LC system to do? Where was the new MOTA? Solution: Brothers We! Oh now we can have a group of peers. Peers doing what? Repeating Witness Lee messages and policing the LC system to make sure everyone is following along with the LSM dictates. The whole thing is kinda pathetic when you think about it.