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NASB | 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory]. |
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Bible Note: Dear Bibleman, John and Doc I have to admit that I only realized who Watchman Nee is when I read about your posts and (by curiosity) check on the web this afternoon for his Chinese name which is very familiar with me and has gained a great reputation among Chinese Christian circles historically. Based ONLY on what I have known about his famous name, I have not considered him being viewed as a cult, and for this I am pretty surprised. What I know about Watchman Nee is just his name. Neither have I read about him nor any of his books. So, I may claim that knowledge-wise, I would not have any bias for or against him or his teaching. Yet, since he is a Chinese christian, I sentimentally hope that he would not be classified as heresy or cult. I think I should get either one of his books (The CHINESE edition of The Normal Christian Life or The Spiritual Man) to read for my better discernment :-) However, for the time being, I have googled and read about his testimony and a brief critque or commentary of Nee's theology (they are Chinese articles). Here are my temporal findings: 1/ His testimony It shows a great tendency and stress on feeling, special indvidual revelation from God and personal experience. This leads me to association him with charismatic and mysticism. However, it is also interesting to see, in his testimony, what he had experienced was the result of his total dependence and faith in God as he claimed. Another interesting thing is: when I also read some of his poems or short poetic diary writings in the supplement, I found them pretty biblical and scripturally grounded. 2/ Nee's theology (a brief analysis) The writer mentioned that Nee's proposition of the hirachical relationship of the pluralsim (correct term? please correct me if wrong) - spirit, soul and body - is unbiblical and too radical or extreme. Rooted in this theology concerning the spirit, soul and body, Nee limited a Christian's self-denial process onto the "soul". This is a narrowed view and ignores the fact that spirit and soul are unseparable. Another problem of Nee's teaching is his view on local church planting and its polity. Nee insisted one church one region and he strongly refuted and rejected denominationalism, thus caused more division instead of better unity. The above is just a bit of my findings and I definitely need to search more. Shalom Azure (a Chinese sister in Christ) |