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Originally Posted by alwayscurious
"We have to see that in every age, God gives only one vision to man. In Adam is seen God's redemption. In Abel is seen God's way of redemption. In Enosh is seen man's need for God and man's calling upon Him to enjoy His riches. In Enoch is seen a redeemed one walking with God on the pathway of redemption. In Noah is seen one who walked with God and worked with God to build the ark to meet the need of that generation".
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Notice that Witness Lee's quote doesn't extend past the OT. Enoch, Noah, Moses, David... but that OT pattern points to the one with the vision for this present age, who is Jesus Christ and none other. So his analogy doesn't carry into the NT age, past Jesus Christ. It stops with Jesus. Note that Acts twice (3:22; 7:37) quotes Moses in Deuteronomy: "A prophet will God raise up like me. You must hear him." Jesus is that prophet. There's no lineage that extends past Jesus. There is no third, fourth, fifth prophet. Jesus is 'the' prophet, just like Moses was. The "hear him" is singular - there's no lineage of prophets in succession. There is one Christ.
Also notice how he's imposing his will: "We have to see that..." No, we don't. Witness Lee sees it because it serves his selfish needs. I don't - I serve Jesus Christ. I don't share your fake 'vision', sorry. Notice the phraseology continually used by Lee: "We need to" and "we must" and "we have to". He's trying to transfer his unmet needs on us. Beware. He's saying, "If you do what I say, everything will be fine." Don't believe it. It's a doorway to abuse.
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Originally Posted by alwayscurious
"'The minister of the age is the one through whom the vision of the age is released. Both the Bible and church history show us that the Lord raises up someone to take the lead in speaking forth the vision of the age. Watchman Nee and Witness Lee were both such vessels. Minister of the age is not an honorific used to cede spiritual authority to a person. Rather, it is an acknowledgement of the Biblical principle that in every age there is one vision and one man who takes the lead to release that vision and to carry out the ministry that is according to the vision.'
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The quote from 'Shepherding Words' equally myopic if one considers, for example, John Wesley and Jonathan Edwards. Which one of them had the 'vision for the age'? Yet they both ministered simultaneously, and neither kow-towed to the other nor did they apparently need to. Both could share in the Lord's present move without being subservient. It is complete self-serving fabrication.
Or Paul and Peter, for example. Per Paul, "Peter was entrusted with the gospel to the circumcision, I to the uncircumcision". Paul's own words blatantly refute the nonsense put forth by LSM's house organ. Multiple people can do multiple things simultaneously without needing to be subservient to one MOTA. It's not "division and confusion" but the "multifarious wisdom of God." Jesus said, "In my Father's house are many abodes" - is that a house divided? Or a house multiplied? Paul and Peter were in no wise competing, nor was one subservient to the other. The eye doesn't compete with the hand, nor the foot with the ear. Christ is the Head of the Body. There is no other.