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Originally Posted by awareness
And notice bro IOC, that, Lee floats the word "enjoyment" into the Bible meaning on the back of the word "trinity." It's a brilliant sleight of hand (or mind) move. Lee was no dummy there. It supports all the calling, fist pumping, neck vain popping, and crazy emotional aspect of the local church, and thus supports Lee's efforts to build a movement around himself. The "enjoyment" ultimately meant: Check your mind at the door, and just follow.
In the LC it's not "kiss the son," but, "kiss Witness Lee."
I got the boot because I wouldn't kiss Witness Lee.
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Lots of evangelicals use the term "enjoyment", especially those influenced by John Piper. The crazy emotional stuffs are quite mild compared to the Pentecostals. So I'm ok with both "enjoyment" as a genuine experience of Christ and the fist pumpings, neck vain poppings as genuine expressions of the faith.
But, yes, the need to justify the term "enjoyment" via the "trinity" is very unnecessary. The theology of enjoyment/satisfaction "Christian hedonism" (See John Piper's "Desiring God") is able to stand on its own two feet without resorting to backdoor tactics and fancy footwork. For someone like Lee, who majors in "enjoyment" from Gen-Rev, this was just plain sloppy.
As for the need to kiss Witness Lee to be in LC, I'm afraid you are spot on. I do not see how anyone can critique Witness Lee and still be welcome in an LSM-aligned LC.
But we digress. Let's talk about how best to present Psalm 2 that will cause an average LC member to pause and think.