Quote:
Originally Posted by Ohio
Then Witness Lee says, "we all need to learn." If we all learned bad habits from WL, should he not repent for teaching us wrongly? WL loved to take credit for all of our good, but concerning the bad, we then need to share in his mistakes? When the man of the house really screws up, do the children also need to repent?
|
Lee was a monster of his own creation. On the one hand he needed a full and complete repentance and confession. On the other he felt he needed to maintain his image and that of "the Recovery," which are much the same thing. He saw himself and his movement as "too big to fail,' which opened the door to all kinds of compromises, which continue to this day.
Unique status brings unique privileges, which in spiritual matters almost never produces good fruit. That's one reason why God doesn't give anyone or anything unique status, which is one reason "the Recovery" is in principle invalid.
On that stage was actually a confused person, caught between conscience and perceived mission, mortality and greatness, simplicity and complication.