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Originally Posted by Evangelical

His use of the word deification does not change the doctrine he taught. The doctrine has been the same from the 80's until now. So your argument is only about terminology and not the doctrine itself.

Not my argument, Watchman Nee's argument:

"Let me speak a frank word to all of you. Many improper words in the church would disappear if all the brothers and sisters learned the lesson of listening. The church has so many improper words because there are many brothers and sisters who want to listen to them. There is the demand; therefore, there is the supply. There are so many defiling words, criticisms, evil speakings, slanders, double-tongued speakings, because many people want to hear them. Man's heart is deceitful, wicked, and defiled. Because the heart wants to hear these words, someone is always ready to speak them.

If God's children know the kinds of words they can and cannot speak, they will know the kinds of words they can and cannot hear. One brother put it aptly when he said, “Many people's ears are like trash cans.” Does anyone ever dump trash into a rice pot? No one would do such a thing. If you accept all kinds of lecherous words and do not consider them harmful, clearly you are a trash can; that is the kind of person you are. Only a certain kind of person will listen to certain kinds of words." (WN, Message for building up New Believers, Vol 3, Chapter 2, Section 6)