A year or two ago I met a T. Austin Sparks fan who use to be a Pentecostal. He kept trying to tell me that Sparks was Nee's mentor and that he was deeper. I had no problem with that since I know Nee respected Sparks, but it became a problem after reading Pioneers of the Heavenly Way I found a distict difference in the writings of these two writers. I found Watchman Nee extremely intelligent in his writings and when he wrote it was incredibly efficacious, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, purposeful and exacting. I found T. Austin Sparks a little more flippant and verbose always trying to express himself resurrectedly, finding little of the matter of codeath in Christ in his writings; he seemed one sided that way; not unlike Jessie-Penn Lewis is more so focused on the cross. In and of themselves these are not so bad a things. I just gave my honest assessment that I like Watchman Nee's writings more since he took it all in the best balance I felt possible. Well then that person got quite obstinate with me. It is as if there is an exaltation of T. Austin Sparks in some peoples' hearts, and I fear that problem exists here too when I discovered this site, with the picture of the man T. Austin Sparks above its banner. I noticed this in reactions by folks here in mentioning this fact they got quite hostile. This has nothing to do with the Witness Lee clan by the way that is on this website that has altered Watchman Nee's writings. They are a separate matter and equally a disturbing problem that wish not to examine themselves in their cult. No doubt a LSM Leeist attack is forthcoming as always or a self-defensive measure taking by this board of a T. Austin Sparks reader instead of just appreciating my experience and gaining from it.Thank you for listening and Praise the Lord! Amen!!
