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Originally Posted by bearbear
Now place yourself in Witness Lee's shoes. Could any of you really do the same things he did without repentance? How long could you live with the shame of using church funds to pay off your debt, pilfer the life savings of saints in a money laundering scheme, overlook your son forcing himself on women in your ministry etc? Would any of you have the gall to proclaim yourself to be the MOTA and have no shame?
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I guess my previous post requires I comment on this as well. I think the answer to your question is that Lee did not look at these things the way you do. He probably rationalized all of them away. This was based in his deep conviction that he was a man of destiny, for whom--practically speaking--the rules themselves existed, and so could be adapted.
In his defense--and I guess in the defense of current leaders--he did not ask for such a mindset. It was passed onto him by a mentor he dared not question. That is how such a baffling mental stronghold can get formed.
The question is, where did Nee get it?