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Originally Posted by Freedom
Good points. The other day, I was skimming though Do All to the Glory of God. What caught my attention the most were the pages upon pages of "advice" that Nee presented. There is a very noticeable lack of references to the Bible. In that book, Nee discusses all kinds of things - marriage, family, friendship, recreation - you name it. Others have written entire books on each of these subjects. But not Nee. It seems he thought that he had the definitive insight into all of these topics. It doesn't take much to realize that Nee was doing nothing more than presenting his own opinion as fact, and he indeed had and still has an audience who takes no issue with that.
It goes without saying that people do need stories and examples that they can relate to. But it seems the pattern with Nee is that these things really got him sidetracked, sometimes in bizarre ways. In a quote I posted on a different thread that is linked in my last post, Nee describes a friend that he knew. This friend had met a Hindi man who could supposedly predict the future. Nee presents this story to his audience as "proof" that humans have an unrealized "latent" power in their soul. Obviously, Nee was standing on shaky ground with some of these subjects to begin with, but engaging in pure speculation based upon what a "friend of a friend" said is difficult for anyone to take seriously. Unfortunately, LCers are not willing to approach Nee's ministry with any level of criticism, and that is a big problem.
It's a good thing that LCers aren't completely aware of all the teachings that they are following "absolutely". They might be a bit surprised if not shocked.
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Whether Nee or Lee, their opinions are received as fact. Speaking received from LSM leadership is considered coming from the spirit when in fact may be coming from the soul. It created a culture that is steeped in pride and lacking in humility.
You would never hear a blended or esteemed elder say, "I don't know if it's the Lord's leading, but in my opinion....."
There just isn't humility to consider their speaking may not be from the spirit.