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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Thank you Ohio. I am blown away that they are dismissive of James’ message. But I suppose the ‘why’ behind it makes sense. The Old Testament is a real faith builder. When we don’t realize that we are actually bad, or that God is wrathful, we don’t grasp the reasoning behind the cross. No part of the Bible should ever be left out.
Was Witness Lee actually a godly man? I’m too young to have ever met him, but from what I perceive he had a God complex that really shined through his personalized interpretations added to the word of God. I’m willing to overlook a lot of other things, seeing as no man is infallible. But I find him adding all his stuff to the Bible blasphemous. Facts don’t need feelings.

The question of whether Witness Lee was a godly man is a great one that really should be asked of those who lived around him a lot. Anyone on the forum close enough to answer this? My observations of him were just at conferences, trainings, church meetings and a phone call. He certainly didn’t live or promote an outwardly sinful lifestyle. Quite the opposite. But, yes, he had a god complex, and was thus not godly for that (and other reasons chronicled on this web site.