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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
If you are correct, then Witness Lee was wrong when he said that it did.
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He is speaking about the pagan meaning of the word deification, he is not talking about the origins of the doctrine he taught.
That he is speaking about terminology is evident by his quote (emphasis mine)
"Perhaps what comes to mind most commonly when people hear the
term deification is the practice among the ancient pagan religions of elevating mere men to the status of gods..."
He is explaining that his use of the term is not the pagan one but in line with the Orthodox or Catholic use of the term. This is a terminology issue not a doctrinal one. You have tried your best to make it a doctrinal one but clearly his statements are regarding the terminology.