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Originally Posted by FaithInChrist
Neither do I claim to understand "all the theology of the Trinity" nor do I intend to argue about the Trinity.
Even Witness Lee said "My answer is that He is the Triune God and that the Trinity is a mystery. If you can understand the Trinity and define it adequately, it is no longer a mystery. In the realm of mathematics or chemistry, things can be scientifically analyzed by the human mind. That is science, not mystery. If you can use your supposedly clever mind to understand the Triune God, He is no longer a mystery. Because none of us can understand the Trinity adequately, it remains a mystery. Do not ask me why. I do not know why. I can only say, ‘The Bible tells us so.’ Do not argue; just take the pure Word of God. […] This one unique God is Triune. I do not know how to explain this, although for many years I tried. During the past fifty years, I spent a great deal of time analyzing and trying to understand the Trinity. Since I could find no way to resolve it, I gave up long ago. I said to myself, ‘Little man, you are too small. You can never understand the Trinity adequately’” (8-9). ~from The Truth Concerning the Trinity – Two Answers by Witness Lee (copyrighted 1976)
Witness Lee also said, "This matter of the Trinity has been a subject of great argument and strong disputation among Christians ever since the second century. During the last eighteen or nineteen centuries, the argument has never ceased. It has been utilized by the enemy to destroy the unity of the saints. Do not get caught in the snare of endless debate. We must come back from the traditional terms sayings, and teachings to the pure Word of God. The controversy concerning such a mystery as the Trinity is endless. Be on the alert to avoid this trap” (7). ~from The Truth Concerning the Trinity – Two Answers by Witness Lee (copyrighted 1976)
Works Cited
Lee, Witness. The Truth Concerning the Trinity – Two Answers by Witness Lee. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1994. Print. |
I read the above quotes a couple times and it reminded me ... once again ... of classic Witness Lee doublespeak. Lee liked to venture out into the greater body of Christ from time to time and talk as if he was a mainstream minister, as if fit into the body of Christ like so many other gifted ministers out there in "Christianity." It reminded me how "normal" Witness Lee could appear at times, especially in those early days.
But here's the real question: Who is the real Witness Lee?
After Lee's death in 1997, and rumblings of dissension about future leadership reverberated throughout the Recovery, Titus Chu had all his workers and full-timers go back and read through all of Lee's and Nee's books concerning a number of pertinent issues affecting the leadership of the LC's and "The Work." All these pages of quotes were compiled and personally delivered to the leading "Blendeds" in Anaheim -- ones like Kangas, Yu, Phillips, Chen. What a waste of time! The Blendeds in Power had no interest in quotes extracted from edited books by their hero. Why should they?
They knew the "real" Lee, and all the books in the world, including the Bible itself, would never change their minds!
That's why these two quotes above by
FaithInChrist mean nothing. Nothing personal to FaithInChrist, who really means well, and sincerely believes these quotes, but after all the time I have invested within and without the Recovery, I can see right through them. Nice quotes that mean nothing. No different than a "presidential" speech.