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Originally Posted by ByHisGrace

Yes, the LC tend to emphasize how great Darby was and that one of the spiritual giants whom Witness Lee stands on the shoulders of is this guy. So I want to do some more research on him.

1. STEM Publishing: Hamilton Smith: Open Brethren,

http://www.stempublishing.com/author.../OPENBRET.html

2. STEM Publishing: William Kelly: The Doctrine of Christ, and Bethesdaism.
http://www.stempublishing.com/author.../dochrist.html


3. STEM Publishing: J. N. Darby: The Bethesda Circular
http://www.stempublishing.com/author...NE/15009E.html


4. STEM Publishing: W. Trotter: The Origin of (so-called) Open-Brethrenism.
http://www.stempublishing.com/author.../Openbret.html



5. STEM Publishing : Magazines : The Bible Treasury : Volume 13 : "Open" "Exclusivism"
http://www.stempublishing.com/magazi...clusivism.html


6. STEM Publishing: J. N. Darby: Indifference to Christ: or Bethesdaism - extracted from a private letter
http://www.stempublishing.com/author...IA/20013E.html


7. STEM Publishing: J. N. Darby: A Plain Statement of the Doctrine on the Sufferings of our blessed Lord propounded in some recent tracts, in extracts taken from the Author's writings.
http://www.stempublishing.com/author...NE/15004E.html


8. STEM Publishing: J. N. Darby: The refusal of Mr. Newton to meet the brethren.
http://www.stempublishing.com/author...IA/20003E.html

9. STEM Publishing: J. N. Darby: Notice of the Statement and Acknowledgment of Error circulated by Mr. Newton.
http://www.stempublishing.com/author...NE/15005E.html

10 STEM Publishing: C. H. Mackintosh: Fifteenth Letter to a Friend. http://www.stempublishing.com/author.../CHM_15TH.html

11. STEM Publishing: J. N. Darby: Notice of the Statement and Acknowledgment of Error circulated by Mr. Newton.
http://www.stempublishing.com/author...NE/15005E.html

This was where I got my opinion that Darby had a pool of vitriol beneath a sanctimonious veneer.

I don't know the background of the contretemps in question. The main thing I remember Darby writing was that Mueller (or Newton) over-stressed the humanity of Jesus, that Jesus Himself "would need a savior" in their thought-world. And for this (I guess) Darby had him refused.

Um, John, did you ever read this book called the Bible? Or, as Jesus asked, "Do you not know the Scripture?" The scripture says that God raised Him from the dead (Acts 2:24, 13:30). That's the apostle Peter, and the apostle Paul, if you weren't paying attention.

Or, "He trusts in God; let God save Him now" (Matt 27:43; cf Psa 22:8)

It seemed to me that Darby fell into the same spiritual disease that afflicted Lee, and so many others. He got the One True Vision Affliction, in which scripture could only mean what his Vision said. Everyone else, who couldn't see the Special Light, was "dark" and "twisted" and so forth. Scriptures were either held as proof texts of the Special Teachings, or they were ignored.

Ultimately, the Vision of the Age is a test to see if you are in, or out. If you are in, you get the Special Blessing. If you are out you are either marginalized or expelled.