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Originally Posted by Terry
Lee's subjective truth was implied to be received as factual.
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All of us have subjective experiences of Christ. Thank God for that!
But whom of us presumes that our subjective experience is a one-for-one analog with reality itself, and that anything "different" (depending on how generous we're feeling [that old self-absorbed feeling, again]) is equivalent to falling away from grace?
Only those greatly deceived, is whom.
No, most of us are willing to have our personal truths pruned by the flock, by hard experience, and by scripture. Most of us.
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Put it another way: "So subjective is my Christ to me/real in me, and rich and sweet" (Hymns, 537) that I won't let Witness Lee's subjective experience of Christ displace it. Just as I don't expect my experience of Christ to dominate the flock, neither do I allow another's to dominate my perspective, and shape it so wholly.
Paul didn't impose himself as MOTA, nor did he subject himself to others' attempts, "not for one minute". No one should have such free reign in us, save Christ Himself. No single sinner can stand between us and Christ, as Christ stands between us and God. None. I don't see it anywhere in the Word. I see the opposite. "In the plurality of voices, there is safey" Proverbs 11:14
Again, look at the "much discussion" on important subjects, in Acts (e.g. 15:7). Where is much discussion in the LC? Nowhere, is where.