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Originally Posted by Toledo
And the "broad brush" complaint still applies: Not everyone in all the local churches were/are devoted to Witness Lee. For many of us he was (and remains) a valued bible teacher and no more.
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I can remember being in a series of meetings where Witness Lee was "training" us in the matter of touching the Lord. This was on the West Coast, during the late seventies when the young people had all gone out to there to be trained by him. My thirty-something child was in diapers at the time.
I can remember what a burning his words caused in my being. He told us to go home and deal with our consciences before the Lord. We went home and did so. I had no feeling at the time that I was doing it out of loyalty to "The Ministry." In my heart I was getting help on exercising before the Lord, and what I was doing when I went home was anything but idolatry. I, and most others, were genuinely touching the Lord. His presence was too real.
Of course, at the time there was a lot I didn't know about Witness Lee, and eventually I came to understand that even in the matter of touching the Lord on an individual basis the group agenda was always lurking. Nevertheless, my heart was clear before the Lord at the time, and there is no way I could have been accused of idolatry.
There are many saints in that system today who are having similar experiences. Bottom line is: You can’t paint everybody in the Living Stream Churches as having some involvement with idolatry. It’s just not a righteous view.
Roger