[UntoHim]

Originally Posted by HankHanegraaff

"And one of the great truths that they have uncovered, as part of the recovery, is deification. And that was the very thing that was foremost in our mind, and in the minds of many cult experts, that made them a cult. They say that "we can become God". They do say that, but they don't ever say that like a Mormon would say. They say that in that we can become a God, but not as God is in the Godhead. Meaning we can partake of the energies of God, we can partake of the essence of God, for God is ennoble in his essence."

One has to really wonder how much brother Hank paid attention to what is actually taught in the Local Church of Witness Lee. "We can partake of the energies of God"? Where did Witness Lee teach that? Where did Ron Kangas, Minoru Chen or Ed Marks speak of "the energies of God". 6 years of "primary research" and all Hank could come up with is "we can partake of the essence of God". This dude is supposed to be a Christian apologist - critiquing and correcting the false teachings and practices of an aberrational sect - and not reinterpreting and repeating the very errors that he is supposed to be exposing.

"In the minds of many cult experts"? If his speaking on this YouTube video is any indication, Hanegraaff wouldn't know what is the mind of legitimate Christian apologists or "cult experts" if a list of their concerns were pinned to his forehead. The man seems to be oblivious and clueless - just the kind of sucker that the Local Church seeks after to do their bidding. God, I hate to say these kind of things about another brother in Christ, especially one that has suffered with a life-threatening disease for a number of years now, but when someone in Hank's position makes such public declarations, then some of us who know better are duty-bound to make a public response.
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