Major Errors of Witness Lee’s Teaching

[aron]

Originally Posted by least

Hi Unregistered Guest
I read through your long post. Many things were said. I'll like to read more posts from you.
Jesus Is Lord.

Amen.

Two things touched me in particular. First is the peril, and loss, of ignoring the Jewish background of the texts, both OT and NT. For example, a Jewish Christian once showed me that Jesus' brother was not named James! Can you believe that!? If you look in the interlinear, his name was Iacov. Jacob. I was absolutely astounded, and appalled.

None of this changes the salvation of Christ, and the contents of our faith. But over time I began to truly sense our collective ignorance ( I speak as a card-carrying Baptist pew-sitter). We know so little, and contentedly imagine that we know so much.

Secondly, the remedy was alluded to by the poster. There are pockets of supply out there, in some of the unlikeliest of places. All we need to do is humble ourselves, and turn.

[Nell]

MAJOR ERRORS OF W. LEE'S TEACHING
Table of Content In Order Of Importance
· Replacement Theology
· Importance of Israelology (83% of the Bible is related to Israel)
· Wrong Eschatology (33% is Prophecy in the Bible)
· Wrong Ecclesiology (result of NOT knowing Israeology)

I've read your original post several times and I would also like to hear more from you. I think this is the best deconstruct of WL's ministry that I've heard. What makes it valuable is that these same points can be applied to the speaking of any Christian teacher, preacher, minister, or poster on a forum such as this.

This forum is named Local Church Discussions, so of course, much has been said about the "ground of the church." It seems that many of the topics, regardless of the subject, somehow find their way back to "the ground of the church."

You make the point:

"Wrong Ecclesiology" – As a result of the above (Replacement Theology, ignoring Israelology, Wrong Eschatology); W. Lee’s ecclesiology is also wrong. There is so much emphasis on the “church” in W. Lee’s teaching, that he makes the church the center of everything in the Bible. Emphasis added.

The first questions new forum members often ask is what church, what kind of church, they should be attending. Because we have been pounded over and over by Lee's "church" teaching, we lose sight of the fact that the church is not the "center of everything in the Bible." It's most important that we have a walk with the Lord and as Paul said "That I may know him...". As we follow him, he will lead us to other believers who are following the Lamb also. It's not up to us to "find a church". It's up to us to follow the Lamb.

This is an excellent point:

I agree that they follow the biblical way of not taking a name, but with their unhealthy attitude (not Biblical) that I mentioned above, they make it "worse" than the other Christian groups with names.

I appreciate it too that you are not trying to cram anything down our throats.

I am not trying to convince anybody, I am simply sharing my "personal testimony". In fact, Don't believe anything I say, check it out for yourselves and come to your own conclusions, this is "TOO" important to trust somebody else with your spiritual destiny.

I think a good moniker for you would be "Berean".

Blessings to you--
Nell

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by aron

Amen.

Two things touched me in particular. First is the peril, and loss, of ignoring the Jewish background of the texts, both OT and NT. For example, a Jewish Christian once showed me that Jesus' brother was not named James! Can you believe that!? If you look in the interlinear, his name was Iacov. Jacob. I was absolutely astounded, and appalled.

None of this changes the salvation of Christ, and the contents of our faith. But over time I began to truly sense our collective ignorance ( I speak as a card-carrying Baptist pew-sitter). We know so little, and contentedly imagine that we know so much.

Secondly, the remedy was alluded to by the poster. There are pockets of supply out there, in some of the unlikeliest of places. All we need to do is humble ourselves, and turn.

Its even more appalling when we consider that the deliberate translation to James was because of anti semeticism in medieval England. Yet imagine the uproar if bible versioners were to correct this. Especially KJV only advocates.