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Originally Posted by Evangelical
I think I have compared and contrasted Piper and CS Lewis quite well.
Both contrasting in their views about the goal of salvation.
CS Lewis seems to embrace a broader swath of Christian thought. CS Lewis and Witness Lee agree somewhat about what the purpose of Christianity is.
Piper on the other hand is unsettled by Athanasius. He has not ventured far from evangelical thought.
Which one has the anointing of the Holy Spirit?
Ohio suggests it is Piper:
"Perhaps the real reason for Piper not saying "man becomes god" is that the Spirit of God is not anointing him to say that because it is not in the Bible."
So Ohio is also implying that CS Lewis is not anointed by the Spirit, because Lewis says things which are not in the Bible - "new men,” “little Christs,” “Sons of God”—and “gods and goddesses"
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CS Lewis and Witness Lee are not alone. In addition to being taught in the Eastern Orthodox Church, recent scholarship has found deification taught by prominent western theologians including Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, early Anglicanism, early Methodism and Jonathan Edwards.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journ...8E6671B9AEBB78 http://www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/marq...andtheosis.pdf
The question then becomes, what's so special about Witness Lee? Why must deification be "recovered" when it was never lost?