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Old 04-22-2016, 06:55 AM   #4
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Default Re: LSM’s Deification Doctrine—Biblical or Blasphemous? Nigel Tomes

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Originally Posted by aron View Post
Ultimately, theosis as an idea in the LC rests on the fact that Lee said it. Here's LC logic: There is only one apostle per age (oriental culture, more than logic). Therefore whatever the 'apostle' says is right. So if Lee taught theosis, then it is true. Who are you to question the apostle?!? Surely your heart is dark and rebellious!

That is the LC logic.
Right, and as I've said in other ways, you can either think Lee was an apostle who should not be questioned, or you can objectively analyze his teachings. But you cannot do both. The only way to objectively analyze what Lee taught is to assume he was not such an apostle. Otherwise, the psychological pressure to agree with him will interfere with your reasoning ability.

This fact, by the way, is a sound reason to refrain from bestowing "apostle" status on any Christian since the earliest age of the church.
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