The Incompleteness of WL's Ministry

[kisstheson]

Hello dear ones,

At some point earlier in this decade (approximately 2002 or 2003), brother Ron Kangas stated in a message words very similar to these: “The written ministry we have received from Brother Lee is detailed, complete, and balanced, with every point receiving just the right amount of emphasis.” (I am obviously relying on memory, but his words were very, very, close to these. I vividly remember this speaking because it was the boldest speaking about WL’s ministry that I had heard up to that point. And at the time I was fully inclined to believe such speaking!)

Fast forward to October 31st, 2008. It has been almost two years since the Lord led my family and I to stop meeting with the LC. Even before my family and I stopped meeting, I was already beginning to immerse myself in the writings of other gifted ministers of Christ besides WL. I made an amazing discovery - many dear brothers and sisters in Christ have shared on various topics in a much deeper, richer, way than WL ever did. Some opened up various portions of the Scriptures better than Lee did, some expounded on various matters related to the Christian life better than Lee did, and some investigated matters related to eschatology, ecclesiology, pneumatology, etc. better than Lee did. On the one hand, this should not come as a surprise at all, since WL was, after all, only one man. On the other hand, for anyone who has lived in a region that had been solidly pro-LSM for decades, the fact that WL’s ministry is not "the final court of appeals" on all matters may come as something of a shock.

My primary interest in this thread is not to critique WL’s writings, either pro or con, but to simply point out those writings of other gifted ministers of Christ which I have encountered that do indeed fill up a lack in WL’s ministry. I invite all of you to join with me and share as well!

A disclaimer – the “seed” of the burden from which this thread sprang forth was a post I put together on “that other forum” during our fast and furious exchanges with brother “cuttingstraight”. I mentioned several writings of other ministers of Christ which covered certain specific matters in a fuller, more complete, way than WL ever did. At the end of that post, I stated “I could go on and on . . .”. Well, brother “cuttingstraight” responded, in his usual style (“Dear brother kisstheson, thank you for your post . . .” ). To my surprise, brother Ohio responded as well. I had stated “I could go on and on . . . “, to which brother Ohio responded, “Dear brother, I wish you would.” My point is this – before the Lord I feel strongly that I should respect dear brother Ohio’s burden. And so, if you don’t like this thread, don’t blame me, blame Ohio!