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Originally Posted by aron
I don't think theosis is wrong as an idea, per se. But it isn't profitable for public discourse, save to drive a wedge between oneself and others. Origen taught on theosis, but only privately, to those who were able to handle solid food. Publicly he taught repentance from sins, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and good works consistent with that confession. Origen knew that raising controversial issues of which there was no clear answer would only confuse the assembly and weaken its testimony before the unbelievers.
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Great research on Origen. I completely agree.
I have mentioned before my objections to this teaching, and that is one of them.
Witness Lee introduced this so-called "high peak" teaching, basically rehashing a statement by Athanasius, in the immediate aftermath of that nasty "storm" of the late 80's. He sold it to us as revelation from the throne of God following an intense period of persecution by evil and ambitious men (
does that really sound like John Ingalls to you?) seeking to destroy him and his ministry to the LC's. Then he further told us that his terminal cancer was the result of a Satanic attack on him for releasing this same teaching to the LC's.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Just read both sides of history for yourself if you desire to know the truth.
When I learned that the famed "storm" was just a smear job so that Lee could cover up corruption at LSM by his son Phillip, I wondered how the righteous Lord of glory could grant such extra-Biblical "revelations" to Witness Lee at this time? If His throne was truly founded on righteousness, then some serious repentance was needed at LSM long before God would even grant His grace, let alone "high peak" teachings heretofore not even given to the apostles.