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Originally Posted by aron

Witness Lee would create a "straw man" argument and then react against it. But he was just reacting to his own imagination. And thus his will was not pure. His intention was distorted, and corrupted. Lee would tell us about "Christendom" and "Christianity" and then hold forth his supposedly pure alternative. But it was an alternative to a figment of his imagination.

Aron, I agree with you.

Unfortunately, Witness Lee's imagination was not limited by his views on Christianity. What about these statements:

“...the entire Godhead, the Triune God, became flesh.”26

“The Father was expressed among men in the Son, and the Son became the Spirit to come into men. The Father is in the Son, and the Son became the Spirit.”27

“...the Lord Christ is the Spirit and the Spirit is the Lord Christ....”28

“The Father is not only the Father, but is also the Son.”29

“...God the Father is also the Spirit (John 4:24). Hence, all three Persons of the Godhead are the Spirit.”30

“...the Lord Jesus who is the Son is also the Eternal Father.”31

26. Witness Lee, God’s New Testament Economy, fifth printing, 2002 (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1986), p. 230 (emphasis added).
27. Ibid., p. 9 (emphasis added).
28. The New Testament Recovery Version, note 18-11, third printing, 2001 (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1991), p. 775.
29. Witness Lee, The Economy of God, seventh printing, 1997 (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1968), p. 47.
30. Ibid., p. 14.
31. Witness Lee, Concerning the Triune God, third edition, 1994 (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1973), p. 19.
http://static.harvesthousepublishers..._Lawsuit_3.pdf

No wonder the LRC lost its lawsuit against Harvest House Publishers and the authors of the Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions. Wish members of the Lord's Recovery church knew more about the lawsuit and the reasons why their organisation lost the case.

Corporate statements of Harvest House:

http://harvesthousepublishers.com/corporate-statements/

Questions and Answers about The Local Church’s Lawsuit Against Harvest House Publishers and Authors John Ankerberg and John Weldon

http://static.harvesthousepublishers..._Lawsuit_3.pdf