seiler@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Carl Seiler) (02/28/91)
This is an IMHO post, so the moderator is certainly urged to consider removing it before letting it into the newsgroup if it is not up to snuff with other postings here. I spent some time here in Austin involved with the "local Church" as followers of Nee and Lee call their denomination. I found their worship to be for the most part moved by the Holy Spirit. On the other hand, I also found that these people worshipped Lee and Nee almost as much as Christ (although if you asked them, they would deny it). They read from their books as if they are holy scripture, and I think this is unhealthy. While certainly it is good to read writings about Christ, the manner in which one receives what is written is quite important. While studying and praying with their group, I found that I was constantly pushed towards Lee and Nee reading. Carl <>< -- __________________________________________________________________________ Carl Seiler, Economics, U.T. Austin | INTERNET: seiler@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu FidoNet: 1:382/86 | Carl.Seiler@f86.n382.z1.fidonet.org Compu$serve 70401,1411 | e341x18@mundo.eco.utexas.edu
aaron@hkco.umn.edu (Aaron Y.T. Cheung) (03/05/91)
In <Feb.25.10.22.03.1991.2796@athos.rutgers.edu> ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) writes: | The little flock grew quickly in the late 20's and 30's. In 1935(?) | Watchman Nee was accused of heresy by some of his fellow coworkers, and | banished from the little flock. He went into pharmaceticals and became | a multi-millionaire. He used much of his wealth to support those same | coworkers that banished him form the little flock. Ten years later he | was proven right and allowed back into the little flock. IMO, the above paragraph painted an over-easy picture about Nee's involvement in his pharmacetical business, which in fact found him quite some trouble balancing between his two careers of unmixed natures. | In 1952 Watchman Nee was imprisoned by the Red Chinese for being a | capitalist. He died in prison in 1972. Before being imprisoned he | instructed his chief coworker, Witness Lee, to leave China and flee to | Taiwan. Witness Lee caught the third to the last plane to leave China | for Taiwan. He has continued the work of Watchman Nee, and this work | is now known as the Local Churches. IMO again the concept of "Local Churches", as advocated by both Nee and Lee, is just a purely impractical one. Followers of Lee (yes, it could be called that way) have also created much trouble for many denominational churches and fellowships, nowadays and worldwide. I'd myself consider both Watchman Nee and Witness Lee as yet some other extremists (vs. spiritual giants) in the Christian faith, with questionable teachings, though I'd also admit that a lot could be learned from Nee on his positive sides, aka the life and teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. /aaron.