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Introduction (Revised in June 22, 1998)
This book is composed of a series of articles written to debate issues
of truth from the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. This debate
began when Pastor Choi and the Presbyterian Church published a booklet
in 1992( The 77th Report from the General Assembly of Tonghap Presbyterian
Denomination) condemning the teaching of these two servants of God and
blaming them for the error taught by other groups in Korea. At first,
we ignored the contents of the booklet, because they are so much different
from and misrepresenting the teachings of these two servants. However,
as the time goes by, the contents of the booklet started to be quoted
by other Christians. Therefore the representatives of the local churches
decided to correct this falsity of the booklet by debating. Both parties
agreed to a debate of the issues in pastor Chois magazine called The Church
and the Faith. That debate began in August 1996 and continued until May
1998, with six articles written by each side. Now the decision has been
made that both parties would publish those twelve articles as a book with
the fair title decided by each side. It was agreed that each party would
write its own introduction.
The motive of those in the local churches to publish this debate is
to help all men to be saved and come to the full knowledge of the truth
(1 Timothy 2:4). As believers in Christ we are happy to suffer persecution
and slander for the Lords sake (Matthew 5:11-12). Yet the Bible also exhorts
us to contend for the faith (Jude 1:3) and In meekness correcting those
who oppose, if perhaps God may give them repentance unto the full knowledge
of the truth, (2 Timothy 2:25). In the spirit of these admonitions we
have attempted to bring the discussion to focus on the Word of God, not
the teachings of man. We hope all who read these pages will be drawn to
examine the truth of Gods Word and to compare the beliefs presented here
with the truth of Gods Word. If this happens, the kingdom of God will
be advanced and the believers will be blessed.
Debate among Christians is not a new matter. Since the beginning of
the reformation in the sixteenth century many vigorous debates have gone
on. Often the principle was the same as we see today in this debate--
The Lord reveals some fuller understanding of the truth of His Word to
men, who preach and practice according to the new understanding. The existing
church then resists the change, citing the weight of history and orthodoxy
against the new manifestation of the truth. After a period of conflict,
the existing church accepts the fact that the newer group will not go
away and somehow after a time what was once challenged becomes a part
of the spectrum of traditional church practice. This is certainly true
of the Presbyterian Church that Pastor Choi represents. At the time of
the reformation, Calvin was condemned by the existing church --The Roman
Catholic Church-- as a heretical and divisive aberration. Yet Calvin and
those who have followed him through the centuries have fought vehemently
for what they consider is the truth the God revealed to their leader.
This process has brought many truths of the Scripture to light that had
been buried in Catholic tradition.
Today the cycle repeats itself once again. This time the Presbyterian
Pastor Choi is trying to suppress and condemn a new understanding of Gods
Word through Watchman Nees and Witness Lees ministry. He must recognize
that a new and further understanding of the truth in Gods Word often comes
in the way of conflict within the Body of Christ. Otherwise he should
renounce the Presbyterian Church and return to Catholicism. Yet he takes
the same way Catholicism took to respond to the truth recovered during
the reformation. Pastor Choi claims the ground of orthodoxy and then argues
in a circle that he is right because he is orthodox and that he is orthodox
because he is right. As Catholicism before him, he refuses to reexamine
the scripture with an open mind to test what he believes against the Biblical
standard. He also refuses to detail exactly what makes his understanding
orthodox and what gives him the right to be the new pope to pronounce
condemnation on all who disagree with him. This is against the very principle
of the reformation--sola scriptura--upon which the Presbyterians stand.
In contrast to this we have consistently asked Pastor Choi to examine
and explain how he interprets the passages in the Bible that emphasize
truth that has been opened by the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness
Lee. If we have a wrong understanding, he should correct and enlighten
us, using Gods Word. Instead he uses unsound reasoning to project a meaning
upon Witness Lees writings that is foreign to the context and to our understanding.
He admits that he has not done much research, thus he has changed his
view to contradict himself on some issues as we pointed out his error.
This is sloppy work on his part and demonstrates an inflated confidence
of his own ability. However, the most distressing aspect of his writing
is that he continues to refuse to address the Biblical basis of our beliefs
while he stubbornly insists that he is right in condemning us because
he is orthodox. We have insisted to examine his beliefs as he claims to
examine ours. This has lead to the distressing conclusion that Pastor
Choi teaches a trinity that is tritheistic, and thus heretical. The conclusion
has been echoed by other voices in Korea since we exposed it.
Pastor Chois objections seem to revolve around what he calls the God--man
mingling theory. This demonstrates Pastor Chois fundamental ignorance
of the goal of God in His working in man and Gods economy to fulfill that
goal. If pastor Choi understands the word the whole counsel of God (Acts
2:23) he will not condemn Witness Lees teaching concerning the mingling
of God and Man.
The Apostle wrote that his ministry was to, ...announce to the Gentiles
the unsearchable riches of Christ as the gospel And to enlighten all that
they may see what the economy of the mystery is, which throughout the
ages has been hidden in God, who created all thing, In order that now...(the
mystery) might be made known through the church,(Ephesians 3:8-10). Here
Paul clearly stated the two goals of his ministry; to make two things
known:
1. The unsearchable riches of Christ as the gospel, and
2. The mystery that has been hidden in God, but now is made known through
the church.
This mystery has an economy or plan for its accomplishment. These two
central themes of the New Testament should be understood by all Christians
as the contents of our Christian life. Pastor Chois writing demonstrates
that he is short of understanding in both of these themes.
The first theme of Pauls ministry is to preach the unsearchable riches
of Christ as the gospel. Pastor Choi may have a Presbyterian understanding
of Christ as the redeemer and savior, but the experience of the unsearchable
riches of Christ seems to be foreign to him. The riches of Christ point
to the subjective knowledge and enjoyment of Christ living in us (Colossians
1:27) and Christ being rich to us in our daily salvation (Romans 10:12).
Pastor Choi must admit that Christ lives in us, the believers, or he would
be condemned as a reprobate (2 Corinthians 13:5). Yet the Bible goes on
to reveal that Christ also grows in us (Ephesians 4:13-14), Christ is
formed in us (Galatians 4:19), and Christ becomes our very life and our
living(Colosians 3:4, Philippians1:21). Any believer who has tasted these
unsearchable riches of Christ would never slander that precious experience
by calling it a God-man mingling theory. Why does Pastor Choi twist Witness
Lees ministry of these riches into a strange sounding theory that is foreign
to the Bible? We asked Pastor Choi a number of detailed questions to see
if he acknowledged these experiences as the normal Christian life, but
he refused to answer. We can only conclude that he has no experience of
this or else is deliberately suppressing the truth of God to win an argument.
We appeal to every reader to decide for themselves who has the proper
ministry to nurture the indwelling Christ, it is Witness Lee, not Pastor
Choi. Denying the subjective experience of Christ, all Pastor Choi can
offer is theoretical arguments of abstract theology. We ask the readers
to carefully examine the questions we asked Pastor Choi in articles of
Oct.96, Mar.97, and Sept.97 concerning this matter and also to note his
lack of response to those questions. Then you can judge for yourself.
We sincerely hope that Pastor Choi and all the readers could be saved
much more by the life of Christ (Romans 5:10).
The second main theme in Pauls ministry is the revelation of the mystery
hidden from the ages and Gods economy or plan to work out this mystery.
Simply expressed this mystery is Christ living and manifested in all the
believers (Colossians 1:27) that they could together become His living
Body(the church) to express Him and represent Him on the earth (Matthew
16:18) and to be His bride in the ages to come (Revelation 21:2,9-10).
This was the intention of God that was hidden from the creation of the
earth, then made known by the New Testament Apostles. God created all
things, including the earth and mankind for this intention. He did many
thing to carry out this plan--this is called His economy in the Bible
(Ephesians 1:9, 3:2,9, 1 Timothy 1:4). God did not create man just to
redeem him and take him to heaven when he dies. This shallow understanding
has robbed many believers of the true meaning of their salvation and caused
frustration to the completion of Gods goal. Pastor Chois Presbyterian
theology also ignores the goal of Gods salvation. Because he does not
see the true goal of Gods salvation, he cannot properly understand the
major steps God took to accomplish His goal. Thus Pastor Choi is short
of sight concerning the Triune God, the nature of man the nature of Gods
salvation and the proper expression of the church. In Pauls words he has
misaimed in his teaching (2Timothy 2:18). This could be corrected if he
would honestly study the Scriptures in each of the areas he criticizes
Witness Lee:
Concerning the Trinity of God, Pastor Choi argues that Witness Lees
teaching is a modified modalism, thus heretical. To study the history
of theology is complicated and beyond the reach of most believers. Thus
to use this argument causes readers to think Pastor Choi is highly educated
and able to understand this complicated subject, so we should just believe
him. This is the root of the argument for the clergy to dominate the laymen
in the church. However, the Bible is clear and simple to understand by
every believer directly. This is a threat to Pastor Chois profession,
yet it is a liberating fact for the building up of the Body of Christ.
Concerning God the Bible testifies both threeness and oneness. Thus the
term tri (three) une (one) God was adopted as a description of what the
Bible teaches. Historically there have been errors by overstressing one
aspect at the expense of another. To say the same as the Bible we should
affirm both. Watchman Nee and Witness Lee clearly and absolutely affirm
both, and thus are balanced as is the Bible. In any given message a preacher
may stress one aspect or another or use an illustration that illustrates
one aspect. Such speaking is subject to misunderstanding if isolated from
the rest of the authors work. For example, Saint Augustine was at times
accused of error in both of the opposing directions in his teaching about
the Trinity. Yet fair scholarship has judged him as a source of proper
teaching on this subject. Similarly Witness Lee is accused based upon
isolated quotes or illustrations. Pastor Chois unfair criticism will not
stand the test of time and real scholarship.
It is sad that Pastor Choi would not take the opportunity to discuss
the real contribution of Witness Lee to Trinitarian understanding by addressing
the Scripture cited by Witness Lee. For example Witness Lee has pointed
out that there are six verses in Johns gospel that clearly say that the
Father was with and even within the Son in the human living of Christ
on the earth (John 8:16,29, 14:10-11, 20 17:21). The fact of the mutual
indwelling of the three in each other (called coinherence) is an important
advance in knowing the triune God. It effect how we understand the threeness
and oneness of God, which becomes our oneness in the church (John 17:21-22).
If Pastor Choi disagrees with this, he should address it directly, saying
how he interprets these verses. Based upon these verses we say the three
are distinct, but not separate, since they coinhere each other. Yet Pastor
Choi calls this modified modalism and condemns it without ever addressing
the scripture. He insists to say that there are three separate and distinct
persons based upon his traditional understanding. We answer from the scripture
that if the three are separated it is against the truth cited above, and
results in a race of three Gods. This is the heresy of tritheism which
Pastor Choi teaches, yet it is veiled by his accusations toward Witness
Lee. His only answer to this charge is that he is not a heretic because
he is orthodox. He ignores the scripture and presumes that all he believes
is orthodox, because he believes it to be so. This is not the proper attitude
of any Christian, and even less for a man who claims to discern the errors
of others.
In a similar way Pastor Choi mocks the fact that God is triune so that
He can enter into man, to live in him. In this aspect Witness Lee used
an illustration of a watermelon being cut and being chewed to juice to
enter man. God was cut on the cross, he went through the process of death
and resurrection to enter into man as the life-giving Spirit (1 Corinthian
15:45). The illustration is only meant to illustrate one aspect of Gods
economy, yet Pastor Choi uses it to condemn Witness Lee of teaching a
watermelon God who will become juice, thus he will be absent from heaven
when we get there. So this in Chois opinion is heresy! I cannot imagine
one reader in a thousand that would be so ignorant to draw such conclusions
from one illustration! Does he really think that Witness Lee believes
God is a watermelon? This is an insult to our intelligence and that of
the readers. Witness Lee has many clear statements based upon scripture
that define his belief. To use one illustration to so misrepresent him
is either grossly ignorant or evil.
The nature of man also suffers under Chois misunderstanding. The Bible
clearly and consistently teaches the three parts of a man, spirit, soul
and body. This design is for God who is spirit to be able to enter mans
spirit. This has been taught since the apostles and the early church fathers.
It is only since the advent of secular psychology that the trend the church
has followed the heathen to see man without a spiritual dimension. Yet
Pastor Choi argues that man has only two parts. To prove this point he
has found a few exceptions to the consistent use of Greek words for the
three parts of man. Again he ignores the clear teaching of scripture to
argue from the few exceptions that prove the rule! Is this fair? What
is even more sad is that by denying the spirit in man, he denies the very
means God created to dwell in man and communicate with him all of His
spiritual riches! Then man is left alone without God in this world and
limited to his natural faculties to try his best by his human effort to
do good and pray to a God far away to help him. This is Pastor Chois Christian
life, but it is not the one in the Bible nor according to our experience
of the unsearchable riches of Christ for our spiritual enjoyment. To believe
as Pastor Choi teaches leads people into emptiness and the despair of
human frailty. This is not the healthy teaching spoken of by Paul (1 Timothy
1:10, 2 Timothy 1:13).
Through these illustrations, we can see how the lack of vision of Gods
economy with man causes Pastor Choi to misunderstand Witness Lees teaching
and to misrepresent that teaching to others. We intend to continue these
debates for another series of three articles published as before in Pastor
Chois magazine and then to be published in a second book. Then the thoughtful
reader may ask why we subject ourselves to further misrepresentation by
continuing these debates. Our reason is simple. We want to take every
chance to make the truth of Gods economy clear to every seeking heart.
We believe many sincere and honest readers will read these articles. That
will give us a chance to minister the riches of Christ to them from the
Scriptures. What ever Pastor Choi wants to say will be weighed along with
will our words. We welcome the comparison. We believe that many will come
to the simple conclusion concerning what kind of Christian life they want
to lead and will discover a rich supply in the ministry of Watchman Nee
and Witness Lee, just as we have. Their writings are available in many
book stores or from any of the local churches. May God bless every reader
and lead them into all the truth, as he promised. Amen.
Daniel Towle
June 12, 1998
Fullerton, California
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