[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by OBW

But underpinning those abuses is a system of error.

I think this is a huge point. A large part of the system of error in the Local Church is bad theology, and bad theology can lead to aberrational practices.

As many have pointed out, Witness Lee taught many orthodox views along side of his unbiblical and aberrational views, and the confusion gets deeper when his defenders point to Lee's orthodox teachings as a mitigator to the unbiblical. And there is no clearer example than Lee's teachings about the Trinity. It is a fact that Lee taught that the triune God is composed of three persons (orthodox), yet he also taught that the Father became the Son, and the Son became the Holy Spirit. (a form of modalism)

It is also a fact that no reputable, widely accepted biblical scholar, teacher or apologist has ever used 1 Corinthians 15:45 or 2 Corinthians 3:17 as proof texts in the manner employed by Witness Lee. Yes, these verses have been used as proof texts by heretical groups such as the Unitarians and Oneness Pentecostals, but both of these groups flat out deny the long-established, orthodox teaching of the Trinity.

I'm sure there are a number of threads concerning the Trinity floating around the archives of this forum, and if someone can dig one of them up, we can transfer this thread over.

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