LSM's Etymological Errors - Nigel Tomes

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Originally Posted by OBW

Overall, I find it to have little merit.

But the most deleterious thing about it was that it was the reason supplied for many dismissal of the plain reading of scripture in favor of something that you just couldn't find there. I recall a thread that Steve I started back at the other forum concerning all the teachings of Lee that he agreed with. Seems that everyone of them invovled a novel reading, or ignoring of scripture to get there. When asked why, there was something in a Life Study Message where Lee said it was because of God's Economy.

Toss James. Reinterpret the early verses in Colossians. Pan major portions of the Psalms. All in the name of God's Economy.

And his source was one of these word games in which he essentially dismissed the plain meaning of the term, coupled with a logic error in which he insisted that it was God's economy that was the thing Paul instructed to be taught.

But it was not. It was the result of good, healthy teaching. It was not a construct or idea (or one ring) that would rule all others. It was the outcome of right teachings. But Lee used it as the rule to dismiss right teaching. So his teaching on the subject can hardly be seen as not deleterious. It is part of the system of error.

In fact, it is ultimately one of the primary tools of his system of errors.

That's why I explained that the danger was in its excessive promotion and not the teaching itself.