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Originally Posted by Ohio
I'm not as troubled by corrupt church leaders who just steal money and have affairs, as I am with what Lee did (to John Ingalls and many others) when he attempted to destroy all those whose only fault was protecting God's people from his and his family's abuses.
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When I see Witness Lee telling his followers, "What business is it of yours if I put an admittedly unspiritual person in charge of my business affairs?" it really doesn't matter so much to me that this person eventually got caught molesting the help. At the moment Witness Lee installed the admittedly unspiritual Philip Lee as manager of Living Stream Ministry, he showed his true colors. He showed what kingdom he was building.
And at the moment he had the saints building motor homes and had sisters posing next to these vehicles in advertisements, Lee clearly showed what he was doing. It is irrelevant that the whole thing collapsed, leaving the Local Church "investors" with nothing but a sour taste.
Irrespective of how these deals turned (and they decidedly turned bad), the fact that this so-called minister and shepherd set these deals up in the first place indicates that his standing was not as a servant of the flock. Witness Lee was in the wrong position. His "business decisions" clearly show that.
Suppose Philip Lee had been an effective business manager, and had kept his hands to himself? Suppose Timothy Lee had done a good job as Daystar's President, and overseen construction of profitable vehicles? I say it is largely irrelevant: Witness Lee had revealed himself for all to see. Don't say God didn't warn you.
That these business decisions were disastrous and Lee subsequently burned the messengers of the bad news rather than repenting is merely the corroboration of what in retrospect should have been self-evident to any discerning person all along.
(And I write as one who sat in the meetings, saying Amen, even as red flags were waving all around me. I willed myself to see what I wanted to see.)