The Divine Trinityin the Teaching of Witness Lee Introduction In a ministry that spanned seven decades, Witness Lee (1905-1997) consistently taught that the God of Scripture is the Triune God. Affirming the orthodox understanding that there are “three persons in the Godhead,”1 he taught that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are eternally “distinct but… Read More »
“In Life and Nature but Not in the Godhead”: Witness Lee’s Contribution to a Biblical Understanding of Theosis “In Life and Nature but Not in the Godhead” With these few words, Witness Lee (1905-1997) both clarified and enhanced Athanasius’ memorable statement, “For He was made man that we might be made God” (“Αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐνηνθρώπησεν,… Read More »
In 2015 and 2016 Chris Wilde of Living Stream Ministry presented papers on the teaching of Witness Lee at the joint annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) and its sister organization, the Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS). His co-presenter, Paul Copan of Palm Beach Atlantic University, encouraged attendees “to extend the right hand of… Read More »
Over the past nine decades the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee has edified believers in Christ and produced local churches on all six inhabited continents. The ministry of these two servants of God, which is published by Living Stream Ministry (LSM), stands upon the shoulders of the many great Christian teachers of the… Read More »
The faith affirmed by the local churches is the faith common to all believers, namely that: The Bible is the Word of God, written under His inspiration word by word (2 Tim. 3:16), and is the complete and only written divine revelation of God to man (Deut. 4:2; 12:32; Prov. 30:5-6; Rev. 22:18-19); There is… Read More »
The Lord’s Recovery—The Life, Function, and Practical Oneness of the Believers We believe that the Lord is moving today to recover the proper testimony of the church in this age based upon the truths revealed in the New Testament. To this end He is working to recover the genuine experience of Christ as life, the… Read More »
Both Watchman Nee and Witness Lee were raised in Christian homes in the early twentieth century. As young men they began to serve the Lord in the 1920s in their respective hometowns in the south and north of China. Both diligently studied the classic Christian writers, and both had ministries that bore the unmistakable sign… Read More »
