Witness Lee and AW Tozer

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Originally Posted by Evangelical

Might be a good idea to read the topic heading first before quoting, it is "Resisting an Itching Ear". Nothing to do with terminology of doctrine at all. It's about our conversations with other people, gossip, slander etc.

If you want to be proved right, all you gotta do is quote Lee once where he said that man is to be worshiped.

The most you can accuse Lee of is an "unfortunate choice of words".

So pagan's don't have an itching ear to hear about "deification"? Idolatrous people don't have an itching ear to hear about deification?

Your logic is ridiculous.

You have pointed out repeatedly that Witness Lee's teaching didn't change, except in one point. Previously he had warned about using this word, now he uses it.

Yes, that is what I am accusing Lee of: intentionally poor word choice. I am accusing him of intentionally choosing a word to satisfy itching ears.

My point has been that his teaching has been "sanctification" and that there was no basis at all to now call it "deification" except for satisfying itching ears.

Also stop pretending this was "an unfortunate choice". It was deliberate. It drew a big response. These written messages are edited by several people. First, by English teachers and those who are skilled in grammar. Then, by those familiar with the ministry. Then, finally by the top editors, perhaps Ron K, Kerry R., etc. There was nothing accidental about this. They were all on board and had been consulted prior to it going into print.

I was involved with the editing process of his written messages when I was in Houston. I helped and I knew others who also helped. These were other very well educated saints from elite Universities who had been in the Lord's Recovery for 10 years or more. Some were English teachers. Kerry, Clem, James Fite, Pat Fite and myself were all Rice grads. Ron K is a Princeton grad. This was not "an unfortunate word choice" it was a carefully planned out way to satisfy itching ears.