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Originally Posted by aron
Second example: in the Psalms, Lee said that David was being "natural" and writing according to "fallen human concepts". Most of the Psalms that were not quoted in the New Testament were rejected by Lee.
Why? Because David fought with people, instead of blessing them! He should have forgiven his enemies, and turned the other cheek! I am not kidding. So David should have gone out and apologized to Goliath? When the wolf and the bear came for the sheep, David should have offered a second sheep?
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I’m sorry I realized I’ve missed a Chinese cultural factor in previous discussion about Lee. When I was in China mainland, I observed Chinese teachers (tutors) taught things with authority like the knowledge invented by them (at least in primary and middle school). Besides this, we studied most of knowledge satisfied with reciting or writing down not for application. Even if someone learns knowledge for application, it would be assumed students not teacher applies them. Therefore, if a teacher teaches ethnical topics, he/she may give students teachings sound very high standard for talking in their daily life so that they may not be despised by their folks. These practices contradict to Jesus’ teaching (Matthew 23:1-4). So small Christians like me would expect big figures like Nee or Lee (at least they were Bible teachers) follow Jesus’ teaching (opposite to scribes). But quite possibly, Lee followed Chinese cultural tradition behaved like scribes. That’s why I was interested in whether Lee applied his above teaching.
Anyway, if Lee did apply, I apologize for my bad mouth and confess my sins to Jesus.
On the other hand, I myself affected by above culture factor. When I talk with other brothers or sisters in Church life or daily life, I more or less speak in a way like an authority. May Jesus’ blood cover my sins, cleanse me and wash me.