[Freedom]

Originally Posted by aron

So how did Nee get out from under Wang? He "recovered" an item of "truth" which allowed him to move away, because of course Wang didn't get the recovered revelation (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Once free of any constraints, Nee "recovered" the "truth" of "authority". Then he could be Number One.

And the clear word of scripture, that we should love one another, receive one another in Christ, serve one another, encourage one another, and testify of the gospel, together, to the unbelievers, gets set aside. The "final revelation" has made it of none effect.

It reminds me of the ones who supposedly recovered the apostolic ministry. I am thinking of the Lakeland Fla/Toronto Airport "outpoured blessing" people. They think the so-called manifestations of the Spirit were due to the recovery of the apostolic position, and rushed to anoint themselves and one another the apostles of God on earth today, who would become vehicles for God's outpoured Spirit "in the last days."

People who follow those like Nee and Lee are enamored by the idea that their group has "recovered" something that no one else has. This keeps them from realizing that from the perspective of their leader, claiming to have "recovered" something is nothing more than an excuse for the leader to separate from peers.

One the group has distinguished itself from others, there is room for increasingly bizarre claims, such as what Nee said about the manifestation of authority. It seems all these types of "apostles" claim to have "recovered" something about authority.