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Originally Posted by Friedel
I have not the capacity nor the time to write a detailed response to the lengthy dissertation by Mr. Nigel Tomes on Witness Lee’s alleged Etymological Errors
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Same for us all. That's why I suggest we take it a bite at a time.
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Originally Posted by Friedel
instead, he [Tomes] proceeds by quoting academic after academic to disprove what Witness Lee taught
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"Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe ....I've lost my Bible. What word meaning do I catch by the toe?"
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Originally Posted by F
He [Tomes] proceeded to execute a hatchet job which was surely aimed at convincing Local Churchers to toss Lee.
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If so results will be weak.
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Originally Posted by F
2. The problem with the followers of Witness Lee is not so much about what he taught but about what they inevitably become. When they start with “O, Lord Jesus” and look to the ground, staring into the great nothingness before them, they pummel any dissident into submission.
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The problem is the authority structure.
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Originally Posted by F
3. Yet, I believe Mr. Tomes has done the Lord’s seekers a disservice;
. . . However, this is where the slippery slope drops away at an alarming speed.
. . . 13. A pernicious and devastating new modernism that calls the ordinary person’s faith into question.
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Yes, by calling into question and debating words in the New Testament, Tomes produces uncertainty, that could lead to a crisis of faith.