[Nell]

Jigsaw44,

Your post asks a lot of incredulous questions beginning with the words "how" and "why". I have asked the same questions myself. I don't understand why leaders in the LC continue to teach Lee and Nee, long after their deaths...teachings that are full of holes and easily disproved by search of the scripture; teachings that have decimated the spiritual lives of so many believers. I don't understand how sober minded men and women continue to believe what to me is obvious "fake teachings".

I would point you to 2 Thess. 2 for possible answers, or at least cause us to scratch our little heads and think...hummm.

2 Thess. 2:9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Wow! Unrighteous deception! Strong delusion! Just wow! Pleasure in unrighteousness? Unrighteousness has many forms.

Of course, we don't know how and why God does what he does, but in his word we know that God sent a strong delusion to men who did not believe the truth. Not just a "delusion". A "strong delusion." He told us clearly. This section of the word on Bible Gateway has the added title: The Great Apostasy. The great falling away from the truth.

Is there another explanation? Are there answers to your questions that are not explained or at least enlightened by the words "deception," "delusion" or "strong delusion"? The shocker to me is that this strong delusion was sent by God himself...that they should believe a lie. These refused to believe God's truth so he said...OK. You don't believe the truth I've told you...you are condemned in your believing lies, which we all know are from the "father of lies."

I really love the phrase: "love of truth". We MUST love TRUTH. If we love something else more than truth...we are ripe to fall into a strong delusion. LC leadership has chosen Lee/Nee over truth. Because of all your questions can we say there is no deception or delusion among the LC leadership? I don't think so. In fact, strong delusion is everywhere you look.

Read all of 2 Thess. 2. It's an eye opener.

Nell