Did Witness Lee believe his teaching on "One city one church"?

ZNPaaneah · 04-16-2013, 10:30 AM

James
2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
More2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
2:22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

Abraham believed that Isaac was an answer to his prayer and that his birth was a result of God’s promise. As a result he was willing to have this faith tested by death. We have seen this repeatedly by men of God. Jesus is the best example.

However, WL taught that WN went to prison in China for his stand. This would be another good example of a work of faith expressing WN’s faith if this story is true.

Let us consider for a moment, based on the recent book concerning WN’s trial, that WN went to prison for a different reason than his stand as a Christian and let us also suppose that WL knew what the truth was. (In other words let us consider for a second that the allegations in that book were credible.) In this situation if WL tells the truth concerning this incident it could cause many to reject the teaching of “One church one city” since this teaching came from WN. Therefore, speaking the truth would be a work of faith similar to Abraham offering his son on the altar. By speaking the truth you put the “recovery” on the altar. WL knows the truth, he knows that when people hear this truth they may reject WN’s teachings, yet he also believes that this teaching is of God and that God is able to raise it from the dead. Had WL done that you could also call that a work of faith.

However, regardless of the credibility of the recent book it is clearly part of the full story. To tell the story of WN’s excommunication and ultimate trial by the Chinese under the pretense of the most credible witness and to hide all mention of the full account is deceptive. Just as telling the truth would have been a work of faith, lying about the incident indicates a lack of faith. Therefore, although I cannot conclude what the full and complete story is of WN, I can conclude that WL did not believe that the doctrine “one church one city” was truly of God. Nor did he believe that the church was the “recovery”. Nor did he believe that WN’s ministry was “the ministry of the NT”.

04-16-2013, 10:30 AM	#1
ZNPaaneah Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 7,105	Did Witness Lee believe his teaching on "One city one church"? James 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? More2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 2:22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? Abraham believed that Isaac was an answer to his prayer and that his birth was a result of God’s promise. As a result he was willing to have this faith tested by death. We have seen this repeatedly by men of God. Jesus is the best example. However, WL taught that WN went to prison in China for his stand. This would be another good example of a work of faith expressing WN’s faith if this story is true. Let us consider for a moment, based on the recent book concerning WN’s trial, that WN went to prison for a different reason than his stand as a Christian and let us also suppose that WL knew what the truth was. (In other words let us consider for a second that the allegations in that book were credible.) In this situation if WL tells the truth concerning this incident it could cause many to reject the teaching of “One church one city” since this teaching came from WN. Therefore, speaking the truth would be a work of faith similar to Abraham offering his son on the altar. By speaking the truth you put the “recovery” on the altar. WL knows the truth, he knows that when people hear this truth they may reject WN’s teachings, yet he also believes that this teaching is of God and that God is able to raise it from the dead. Had WL done that you could also call that a work of faith. However, regardless of the credibility of the recent book it is clearly part of the full story. To tell the story of WN’s excommunication and ultimate trial by the Chinese under the pretense of the most credible witness and to hide all mention of the full account is deceptive. Just as telling the truth would have been a work of faith, lying about the incident indicates a lack of faith. Therefore, although I cannot conclude what the full and complete story is of WN, I can conclude that WL did not believe that the doctrine “one church one city” was truly of God. Nor did he believe that the church was the “recovery”. Nor did he believe that WN’s ministry was “the ministry of the NT”.