[Oregon]

Thank you for posting this excellent writing. Today was the first opportunity I've had to read it. I wish that all those who hold Witness Lee's teachings as the "ministy of the age" could have their hearts opened to read this kind of writing. What a tragedy to hold someone's views in such high regard that it prevents you from having the word of God presented to you in a "critical thnking way." Nigel has clearly shown by the scriptures themselves the error of Witness Lee on this matter of sonship. I stopped using the Recovery Version for my primary Bible reading a number of years ago mainly because of this kind of translating. I would prefer to read a translation where the translators did not have an agenda behind their work. If Paul used the word "adoption" in his writing when originally written then whether it fits our present theology or not it should be translated as such.