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How the lsm/lc altered The Spiritual Man by Watchman Nee
To begin, Watchman Nee (CFP white) writes on page 25-26, "However, we must remember well that whereas the soul is the meeting-point of the elements of our being in this present life, the spirit will be the ruling power in our resurrection state. For the Bible tells us that “it is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body” (1 Cor. 15.44). Yet here is a vital point: we who have been joined to the resurrected Lord can even now have our spirit rule over the whole being. We are not united to the first Adam who was made a living soul but to the last Adam Who is a life-giving spirit (v.45)." Notice that small s is used for spirit. But, in the lsm/lc alteration, they write, "However, we should clearly remember that in this life the soul is man's consummate expression, while in the next life and in resurrection the spirit will be man's consummate expression. This is why the Bible says, "It is sown a soulish body, it is raised a spiritual body" (1 Cor. 15:44). Since we are now joined to the resurrected Lord, through Him the spirit can control our whole being. We can control our being because we are not joined to the first man Adam, who was a living soul, but to the last Adam, who is the life-giving Spirit."
Notice the horrible alterations. In the original (CFP), the "physical body" is not evil, but in the lsm/lc version they make the body evil, "soulish body". Next, and most vital, notice how the lsm/lc cult change "life-giving spirit" to "life-giving Spirit". Jesus is not the 3rd Person of the Trinity. Shame on them!
Read the rest here, http://www3.telus.net/trbrooks/Spiritual_Man.htm (Make note I have made an effort for your benefit on only a couple examples since this lsm/lc cult is of no interest to me. It is like a whole different book, though, when reading the lsm/lc alterations).
Why some do not accept that they have a spirit, soul and body
Why do some have no faith to believe we have a spirit, soul and body?
For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of [b]soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow[/b], and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Heb. 4.12).
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess. 5.23).
As we study various Scriptures we discover that the spirit has the functions of intuition, communion and conscience, which is our inner man where we have God-consciousness.
We find the soul is different, for it has the functions of mind, will and emotion, and is our self-consciousness. It is our outer man along with our body.
Our body is our world-consciousness which we make contact the world with in its sensings.
We must ask the question why would someone confuse their spirit for their soul? Obviously, for one reason, the Holy Spirit has not divided them to know what is of the spirit and what is of the soul to walk after the spirit life and not soulically smothering the spirit. But why?
The conclusion that deeper spiritual Christians come to is that the fleshly believer needs deliverance.
Or, as is often the case, the unsaved tare (nominal believer) does not have the capacity to know this because their conscience is dead to God, not having been quickened by the Holy Spirit into the new creation. Thus,
And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who possess the Spirit (1 Cor. 2.13).
For the most indepth work every done on the dividing of spirit, soul and body see The Spiritual Man (CFP white covers only) by Watchman Nee. http://www3.telus.net/trbrooks/spiritsoul.htm
Untohimself
Will you stop removing the thread I started? Why censor and conceal truths?
Have you tried to help the owners of public square repent from the pride of their believing they were premade for salvation?
Do you still sin trying to marry Nee to Lee? If so, what is the reason?
How long has it been since you attended the lsm/lc cult?
Don't put your head in the sand, but you should address these problem areas,
http://www3.telus.net/trbrooks/bereans.htm
The 6 major sins of leeism,
http://www3.telus.net/trbrooks/lsmlccult.htm
Help for calvinists,
http://www3.telus.net/trbrooks/calvinists3.htm
Mammon of Unrighteousness
As I pray
and pray, studying the Word daily, the Lord leads me into certain truths that I
did not possess before, or should I say, appreciating them in ways I never
experienced before. The deepest one of all is that of "voluntary poverty." The
more you study examples in the Scriptures, and by checking your experiences for
the fruit of the Spirit, you discover that in most cases it is God's will for
the person to study the Word deeply till their last dime, and if they need to
get a job, then get a job. If they have a job already, then keep that job, while
studying the Word every opportunity you get. God will take care of us. If the
birds and animals do not fret over their next meal, and somehow God takes care
of them and finds a way for them, how much more will God take care of man made
in His image, specifically those who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus
Christ?
The reason why this needs to be done is because there is much to overcome as the
flesh tries to rear its ugly head to war against the Spirit continually. So we
need to take our eye off of ourselves and place it not on the world, but on
Christ. We often still do not appreciate the flesh has died on the cross with
Christ. Or we forget because of getting caught up in the world again. We had
accepted our crucifixion with Christ, even so, there awaits fulfillment for a
greater measure practically in resurrection life so that experience can catch up
with the objective truth we have learned.
Can you be like Paul rich or poor, and still have the same faith that is full of
joy and peace, unfazed? Many Christians will feel much differently having no
money than when they had hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
Originally I misspelled dollars as dollards which sounds like dullards. That
happened subconsciously. Few can bear separation from their money because of the
dullness of mind and uncleanness of spirit. Paul was a spiritual Christian
because he could bear it, even rejoice in it, to give glory to God not of his
own strength but by the might of the Holy Spirit in his spirit. Watchman Nee was
a spiritual Christian, because he was wealthy, then went into voluntary poverty
and was no worse for the wear. Through church history there are a few cases of
brothers and sisters in Christ who gave up the mammon of unrighteousness. This
is a true test to receive rewards in the kingdom: this is the very same test
Jesus gave to rich young man. (Matthew 19.16-30; Mark 10.17-31; Luke 18.18-30).
We may say 80% of Christians are in the world, 18 or 19% are in the world and
following the Lord. Only 1% or 2% are fully relying on and in agreement with
God's will. How very special will their reward be in the millennial reign of
Christ. This is what I strive for. The Bible says we need to break into
heaven violently. What this means is that we must lose our soul first in
order to find it, enduring trials and tribulations to break our outer man
further until it no longer has any strength of its own. It receives yet another
incision from the cross which draws us near to worship God by the blood. And God
gives us crosses to bear: works. It is a warfare: against the flesh,
principalities and powers, and environment. Take the fight to Satan who seeks to
find a passivity in you somewhere. In actuality, he has already lost at Calvary.
By accepting Satan's absolute inability to do anything more we accept the
authority of the cross.
Praise the Lord!
Troy Brooks