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Originally Posted by aron
Do you think WL tried "exercising his regenerated human spirit" over the words of the Psalms before rejecting them as "natural"? Or was his mind already controlled by his concepts?
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In the early days, there was a strong promotion of the Psalms. One of our favorite verses came from Ephesians 5.18-19, "
and do not be drunk with wine, but be filled in Spirit, speaking to one another in Psalms, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."
I have often said that one of the driving forces behind the proponents o the KJV is the body of songs which accompany it, especially in the Psalms. It's hard to sing the same beloved songs to another translation. Which is why I say there is no "correct and perfect" translation -- all are good -- except for a few gross distortions, like the watchtower one.
I believe that the biggest reason for the deterioration in Lee's ministry was his unrighteous mistreatment of other believers, both within and without the Recovery. Others have commented about the noticeable decline in the anointing he once enjoyed. In its place, Lee latched onto exclusive and esoteric teachings which propped him up for his minions. His period of "crystalization" ministry was fraught with this. He diminished the Psalms, he promoted "make man god," he denigrated "locality," and he promoted the "one work," to name a few.