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Paul said that saying, "I'm of Paul, I'm of Apollos," is carnal. Are we not then, by following Nee and Lee, being carnal?
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No, at least not necessarily. A man can be followed carnally to be sure. As an ex-LCer I know that the zeal we can develop for Christian leaders like Witness Lee can be godless and fleshly. The fruits of this are sectarianism and bitter, spiteful acts like suing small churches for meeting halls that cost less than the lawsuits.
Still, Paul certainly thought we should imitate him and other worthy Christian leaders. It is good to follow others in our pursuit of Christ.
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If Paul is right, and we add Lee's teaching on Satan -- that Satan dwells in the flesh -- are we not following the flesh -- as Paul states, "being carnal" -- and therefore, according to Lee's teaching, are we not following Satan when we follow Lee.
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First, I don't agree with the assumption that Paul thought following a man was inherently fleshly. I think he was warning the disciples not to form loyalties and parties around their preference of minister. You are interpreting his statement very broadly.
Second, do you think Lee was correct and that Satan dwells in the flesh? I couldn't tell whether you were employing sarcasm here or not, but Lee didn't seem to apply the teaching of Satan in the flesh in the way you did.