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Originally Posted by tasteslikegold
An apostle certainly, but not the apostle. Actually Lee believed that Watchman Nee was "an apostle of the age" and said so. But regardless of anyone else's opinion concerning him, Lee never called himself the apostle, he merely took the pattern of an apostle in the appointment of elders. Whether any other "pastor" in Christianity does the same or not, the appointment of elders is, according to the pattern of the Bible, done by an apostle. And clearly "apostle" is an office in the church.
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TLG,
Actually, this is not true. If you read Witness Lee's "Vision of the Age," he specifically states that God uses "one man" in every "Age." He even pointed to Madame Guyon as that "one man" during her "age." Go figure.
He emphasizes "one man" throughout the book, while pointing to a line of people who were supposed to be that "one man" in their respective "ages." In that long line, he ends up with Watchman Nee.
Now he doesn't come out and say that he himself is/was that man, but he certainly brings it right up to his toes, and strongly implies it. It's been a while since I read the book (two times) but he says something to the effect that he alone is qualified to bring forth the "vision" of Watchman Nee.
I know this is off topic, but it caught my eye, and I couldn't let it go.
Roger