Peck and people of the lie...and they are legion

For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.
2 Thessalonians 2: 11

Scott Peck, found a way to explain this. In the most revealing terms. Simple for us to understand this divine statement.

Scott Peck's "People of the Lie" is the contrast to his first best seller, "The Road Less Traveled." The first book deals with goodness and hope, seeking the truth. The second is a look into the dark side of human nature. Peck offers these insights:

"Evil is the exercise of power, the imposing of one's will upon others by overt or covert coercion."

"The core of evil is ego-centricity, whereby others are sacrificed rather than the ego of the individual."

The People of the Lie would rather sacrifice you and me than admit we may be recipients of God's love and grace. Their power would be damaged if they admitted they might have been in error about us, so they will never make such an admission.

It seems to me that it takes courage to stand against the people of the lie. But if we do not, we have already lost our right to exist as Christians. We stand to proclaim that the truth will endure. By our lives, by speaking and working for justice, we continue to influence the hearts of those who have not become unreachable. We must continue to live in love, but we must also realize that there are limits on our own tolerance, and it is not a virtue to tolerate the intolerant.

I have met the people of the lie. And I believe we have a choice. I once believed that you could show them light, by living in grace. And that it would be God's grace that would help change the heart of such a person.

But then there is this...

The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.

1 John 2: 4 - 6

And so I have heard the words...but actions...well actions move...and grace is given when one decides that the truth we must know, and in that we walk...as Jesus did.

The people of the lie...must not be engaged...and they cannot be saved, other than by God's grace...

Love,
The Lass