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Originally Posted by Jo S
My theory would be that Lee and his ideas were rejected at some point early on by other Christians so rather than consider constructive criticism and admit wrong, he projected and made all other Christians the enemy.
This pattern, I believe, started with Nee. Watchman Nee was disfellowshipped by the Brethren so perhaps he thought to himself that he can do better and went ahead to create his very own movement in opposition yet retaining much of the Brethren structure.
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We were told the reason other Christians rejected WL was twofold: 1) He was against the clergy/laity system; 2) the one church one city idea. That is, both were threatening to the existing system of clergy.
Regarding WN being disfellowshipped by the Brethren, I think I read recently in a T. Austin Sparks writing, that Nee was rejected by them because he was having fellowship with Sparks - whom the Brethren had previously disfellowshipped.
Does anybody have a clear idea about either one of these things with WL and WN?