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Originally Posted by aron
Like WL's ministry, it is certainly superior to what I would have done, had I tried. But I didn't try.
So I don't want to seem to be some critic sniping from the sidelines. I doubt I would have done better.
But my point was that in putting out a new version of the Bible, the LSM as the personal publishing arm of the Bible teacher WL, and WL himself, were exposed as rank amateurs, and in way over their heads. Some of it is decent, some is mediocre, and some is frankly awful. They had absolutely no business in attempting a new English version of the Bible, except to 1) control the discussion in the flock and 2) sell something else to a captive market.
Sorry to be so blunt but some of it leads me to this conclusion. If you want more details see the thread "The Psalms are the Word of Christ". WL completely dropped the ball, and in so doing he shut off the flock from the words of life. This is frankly inexcusable.
(and I am not deviating from this thread. Watchman Nee's subjective mysticism gave WL the free reign to personalize the Bible to his own fancy).
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As I mentioned before, with the Bible basis, I believe the Bible is complete and closed to be modified (the verses I cited says neither to be added nor to be taken away). Other verses to support above observation are Hebrews 13:8 says “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 6:4-6 says “4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.” All these are consistent each other to show the revelation was finished more than 1900 years ago.
On the Old Testament part, it is appealing to argue that “the parts were not quoted in the New Testament should be rejected.” But with the fact that the Old Testament was finished before Jesus’ first Advent tells me that the argument is flaw because Jesus or His Apostles never mentioned (correct me if you found opposite) the rejection claim before Apostle John wrote down the Revelation. If Jesus sent Lee (here I assume that Lee was humble himself said Jesus revealed the idea) to correct the “error” after about 1900 years, I would doubt Jesus’ deity. If Lee said those things with authority like Jesus did (Matthew 7:29), then I would face the same problem as Jews: either accept Lee is Christ or forsake Lee. Since Lee died many years, I don’t think I can accept Lee is Christ.