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The God-Men offers a thorough and fair study of the Local Church movement, headed by Witness Lee. It puts a searchlight on those controversial points of departure from classical Christianity found in the movement. This study is a helpful tool for those trying to sort out the reigning confusion found in new religious movements today. - R.C. Sproul, on back cover.
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The God-men: an inquiry into Witness Lee & the Local Church
1981, InterVarsity Press
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in English
- 2nd ed.
0877848335 9780877848332
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Table of Contents
1. The local church : an enquiry.
Our biblical guidelines
Contagious zeal
Getting the facts
Do they or don't they?
Putting it all together
2. History of the movement : a short overview.
Watchman Nee and the little flock in Asia
Witness Lee and the local church in America
Recent events
3. Local church doctrine.
Sensuous theology as the source
Lee's theological method and where it leads
Reality : Plato revisited
Spiritual authority : feeling one's way
Scripture : does it mean what it says?
God, humanity, and salvation : big issues
Sanctification : the magical mystical tour
Ethics : doing what comes spiritually
Ecclesiology : the house that Lee built
Eschatology : we win, you lose
4. An evaluation of Witness Lee's writings.
Lee's basic misunderstanding
Human beings in bits and pieces
How one gets to be holy
The Bible : with a twist
Everyone else is out of step
A graphic review of critical issues
5. The local church in action.
The recruitment syndrome
A recent case history
The response
Recruitment and beyond
Loyalty mechanisms : phase one
Maintaining loyalty : phase two
Authority
Fear
The aftermath
Conclusion
Appendix 1 : Psychological dynamic of the local church / Brooks Alexander
Appendix 2 : Difficult scripture passages
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
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