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Originally Posted by Curious
...what we actually have is subjective experience and therefore the human will, guided without the blueprint of moral guidance, as the central guide to the life of the follower. The will of the soul, unfettered by a concern to submit to the law, masquerading as the spirit of God, is at the helm of the life of the ‘follower’ of WL et al.
Weather or not the posters on this forum agree that we have a soul and spirit as two seperatable parts or not, we mostly agree that to believe you are able to separate them yourself to get ‘out of your mind’ where you can be manipulated and controlled by WL is a bad use of the concept of soul and spirit, that replaces sound Christian teaching and ultimately does a great deal of harm, not good. A doorway to exploitation in a typically cultic sense.
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I also see this: in the LC we got this vague "sense of life" that was supposed to guide us, whilst plain biblical text was being overturned or ignored, and historical Christian interpretation either waved away or trumpeted depending on the perceived need.
Watchman Nee did a 180° turn from localism to centralized control and they followed him en masse. Why? Because they were led by the spirit. Witness Lee became a channel for his unspiritual sons' fleshly desires, violating clear NT directives on church leadership. Yet he remained in charge, and the church allowed this. Why? They were led by the spirit.
This is the human will, seduced by evil spirits, thinking that it is following God. And that subjective, sensory-overload "enjoyment" is probably the opening.
Not saying that we shouldn't cry out and shout, but also to test all things, and repent when necessary. That's the road we're on. Jesus is the Way, and he wants us to be clear-eyed, not glassy-eyed and stupefied.
Pilgrim's progress, indeed. This should be taught to new believers on Week 1.