Spiritual Authority by Watchman Nee

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Terry

That quote I see was and still is applied in response for accountability and responsibility, but has since been paraphrased to say something to the effect of, we don't care for the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, we only care for the Tree of Life.

The Tree of Life is connected to the throne of God. Where righteousness is trampled underfoot, man is driven out from the Tree of Life. Righteousness is altogether intertwined with accountability and responsibility. The "Tree of Life" addressed here by the likes of Phillip Lee and others at LSM is really the Tree of Lawlessness.

Originally Posted by Terry

Quite simply leading brothers do not like to be put on defense for their actions or lack of, thus this is their counter-strike towards those who expect a response for a lack of accountability and responsibility.

Leading brothers in the LC's especially don't want to answer for the rottenness at headquarters. Many elders I knew were very upright, yet could never hold others accountable at headquarters. What was done and said there was, by definition, "right." Hence the prevalent saying, "even when they are wrong, they are right."