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Former LC member · 09-09-2013, 06:59 PM

Well, hello again. It has been a while since I have posted here. But I regularly read posts and could not resist commenting on this post.

As usual, Nigel challenges us on our core beliefs. So often we presume a thing is so because we were taught it. Then one day we read the Word, and think, "hold it! The bible does not actually say that". I agree with Nigel, in that we need to interpret scripture with scripture. Witness Lee takes things too far when he interprets verses and then makes sweeping statements that are not found in scripture.

Just recently, we were looking at an old lifestudy of John. It seemed harmless enough. But as we read the scripture references, i realised that WL's assertions were foundless. I refer to John 3:14 where Jesus says that as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up. The obvious reading is that Jesus will be lifted up on a pole just as the serpent was. But WL launched into a long dissertation, that this means That we were bitten by satan and thus have a serpentine nature. Also that Jesus died in the form of a serpent to deal with our serpentine nature.
But hey, this is never mentioned in scripture. Jesus says he came in the form of a sinful man but not a serpent. We are sinful in our own right, but no mention is made of satan indwelling us.

Amen to scripture alone, with the enlightening of the Holy Spirit
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09-09-2013, 06:59 PM	#3
Former LC member Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 40	Re: The 'Lonely Triune God' - LSM's Oxymoron TOMES Well, hello again. It has been a while since I have posted here. But I regularly read posts and could not resist commenting on this post. As usual, Nigel challenges us on our core beliefs. So often we presume a thing is so because we were taught it. Then one day we read the Word, and think, "hold it! The bible does not actually say that". I agree with Nigel, in that we need to interpret scripture with scripture. Witness Lee takes things too far when he interprets verses and then makes sweeping statements that are not found in scripture. Just recently, we were looking at an old lifestudy of John. It seemed harmless enough. But as we read the scripture references, i realised that WL's assertions were foundless. I refer to John 3:14 where Jesus says that as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up. The obvious reading is that Jesus will be lifted up on a pole just as the serpent was. But WL launched into a long dissertation, that this means That we were bitten by satan and thus have a serpentine nature. Also that Jesus died in the form of a serpent to deal with our serpentine nature. But hey, this is never mentioned in scripture. Jesus says he came in the form of a sinful man but not a serpent. We are sinful in our own right, but no mention is made of satan indwelling us. Amen to scripture alone, with the enlightening of the Holy Spirit .