The Three Categories of People Based on Their Origins

The Characteristics of People Reincarnated From Devils

II. The Second Characteristic: Deviance

B. Indulgence in Sexual Desires of the Flesh

Last time, we fellowshipped about three specific manifestations of deviance in those reincarnated from devils: lecherousness, sexual provocativeness, and licentiousness—that is, deviant manifestations people have regarding sexual desire. The main problem with such people is that their attitude toward sexual desire is particularly dissolute; they transgress the boundaries of the conscience and reason of normal humanity, and they do not restrain or control their sexual desires in any circumstance, but rather give them free rein. There is also a portion of people who are especially dissolute; that is to say, on the foundation of being dissolute, they become unscrupulous, going from bad to worse. Some of them even seek out and engineer all sorts of opportunities to satisfy their sexual desires while preaching the gospel. They specially preach the gospel to members of the opposite sex, and once they find a suitable target, they launch their offensive, using various methods and means to lure the other party into taking the bait, even employing despicable tricks to achieve their aims. While preaching the gospel, these people not only behave this way, but they also do things that bring great shame to God’s name. It’s not just that they entertain lustful thoughts, but rather, they exploit the opportunity of preaching the gospel as a pretext to satisfy their sexual desires. Moreover, they make the same mistake again and again, doing the same things to people of different ages and with different circumstances. Tell Me, when such people are discovered, how should they be handled? Should they be allowed to continue doing the duty of preaching the gospel, or should they be sent away and stopped from doing this duty? (They should be sent away.) Is it a pity to send them away? What if they could gain another person? (If they’re kept around and allowed to continue preaching the gospel, the consequences will be even more severe. Once they engage in licentious activities, shame is brought upon God’s name.) Tell Me, can such people whose minds are constantly preoccupied with sexual desire gain people when they preach the gospel? (No, they cannot.) Even if they occasionally gain a few people through preaching the gospel, they are also capable of doing things that bring shame to God’s name. Doesn’t the use of such people do more harm than good? (Yes.) Then is it still a pity to send them away? (No.) Can this type of person change? Is their problem easy to resolve? (It isn’t. This is a problem of their nature essence; it cannot change.) People who are filled with lust are not human; a devil dwells within them, using their flesh to say what it wants to say and do what it wants to do. If others use exhortations and warnings that accord with conscience and reason, can these things change their nature essence? (They cannot.) Then can this problem of theirs be resolved by fellowshipping the truth to help them? (It cannot.) Even if they are pruned, someone is assigned to supervise them, or they are moved to a different environment, so that they have no opportunity to indulge their sexual desires, can the devilish nature within them be resolved? (No.) In whatever people reincarnated from devils do, they are devoid of humanity. This is determined by their nature essence. Therefore, no matter how you fellowship on the truth to exhort or help them, it cannot resolve the problem of their nature essence. For one thing, this is because the nature essence of devils is that they hate the truth and cannot accept the truth in the slightest. For another, those reincarnated from devils lack conscience and reason, and they don’t have a sliver of awareness regarding the evil they commit and never feel shame, remorse, or distress. Thus, they do not possess the sense of embarrassment or the sense of shame that normal people should have. They don’t understand human morality and ethics, or the dignity and sense of shame one should possess in conducting oneself. They understand none of these things. Even if they can come out with some nice-sounding doctrines, it doesn’t prove they possess normal humanity; they are merely hypocritical and deceiving people. Therefore, no matter what truths are fellowshipped to such people, their nature essence cannot be changed. There is only one solution, then: Do not use such people for duty. Cleanse them away. This resolves the problem. Some people say, “If they’re eliminated and cleared out, and they no longer indulge their sexual desire and disturb the work within God’s house, then won’t they still harm people if they do these things among nonbelievers? Shouldn’t they be kept on in God’s house, with someone assigned to supervise them, to prevent them from harming people in society?” Is this statement correct? (No.) Why is it incorrect? (Keeping them in God’s house harms the brothers and sisters, disturbs the church’s work, and disrupts God’s work. This is inappropriate. Let them return to the world. There are so many devils and Satans in the world, and no matter what kinds of disturbances they cause, it cannot be considered harming devils. Because they are all devils, what they do cannot be considered doing harm.) Doesn’t this view accord with reality? (It does.) This view is correct. Those who indulge sexual desires are devils, and they cannot be allowed to remain in God’s house to harm brothers and sisters. Whatever they do out in society has nothing to do with God’s house, because those who do not believe in God lack humanity and are all devils. No matter how devils fight among themselves, it won’t disturb the work of God’s house. They all are of Satan, and they’re in league with Satan in the first place. They’ve been fighting with each other and harming each other for thousands of years. What business is it of ours? They inflict harm upon each other, which is something they engage in willingly. They are all of the same foul kind; birds of a feather. In short, God’s house does not want this type of person. Because people who are devils do not attend to proper tasks and have no conscience or reason, wherever they are, they only cause disturbances, and they only engage in sabotage and destruction. They cannot do anything beneficial to people. They can only harm people. Even if they can render some service, the losses they cause outweigh this. Such people may appear quite well-behaved and seem not to have done anything bad, but once they have the opportunity, they are capable of doing really bad things. Therefore, such people should be promptly dealt with by clearing them out. Although they might render some service and do some correct things, this doesn’t mean they have truly repented, much less that their nature essence has changed. Regardless of their current condition, one should not be misled by their false appearance, much less trust them or believe they can do any work. Because their nature essence is that of a devil, wherever they live a church life, they are a ticking time bomb and pose a threat to everyone. Even if they temporarily refrain from doing bad things, their every word and action, their every move, will still interfere with your mood and emotions, and may even sway your views. This is the consequence of having a devil nearby. For example, suppose you’ve recently been in a bad state or somewhat negative, or you’ve heard some negative propaganda and baseless rumors, which have caused you to develop notions about God. If there is a devil near you, you might keep having nightmares when you sleep. It could even be that after you converse with them, not only does your state fail to become positive and uplifted, but you feel increasingly downcast and dark within your spirit. The closer you get to them, the less you can feel God’s presence. The longer you are in contact with them, the farther your heart drifts from God, the more you feel believing in God is meaningless, and even their every word and action will affect your thoughts and influence your views and attitudes toward the people, events, and things around you. However, when you interact and associate with ordinary corrupt humans, it’s different, and you won’t have these adverse reactions. Therefore, even if people cannot obviously sense the harm caused by such people who are devils when they’re nearby, the harm they pose to others is constant, as is the threat they pose. Even if they appear quite friendly toward you, they don’t seem to hate you, and they haven’t judged or attacked you, as long as they are devils and not humans, their words and actions, speech and behavior will still have an impact on you. This impact comes about without you realizing it, and those who don’t understand the truth may not perceive it. Therefore, if people who are reincarnated from devils are discovered within gospel teams, especially people who wantonly indulge their sexual desires, they must be promptly dealt with and cleared out. Evil people must not be indulged or tolerated. People always think that in the gospel teams, having one more person adds one share of strength to the gospel efforts. Having one more person is acceptable, but adding a devil means trouble. If it’s one more person, even if their caliber is a bit poor and they can only do simple tasks, at the very least they won’t disturb or damage the church’s work like a devil would. But a devil is different. Perhaps they are outwardly articulate and eloquent, and based on their caliber, they could be competent as a supervisor for certain area of work. However, given their nature essence, it is absolutely impossible for them to do work well. They can only make a complete mess of it, because whatever devils do brings about disruption, disturbance, and damage. Therefore, the evil deeds of such people should be promptly exposed and discerned, so that God’s chosen people can identify and discern the evil deeds of devils. Unless you haven’t discovered or realized that they are devils, and you feel they are normal people who just occasionally reveal some wicked lust—that might barely justify allowing them to stay on for further observation. If you discover they don’t just occasionally reveal wicked lust, but take pleasure in it, like those licentious people who, wherever they go, make it their priority to seek out members of the opposite sex they like to indulge their sexual desires—like devils seeking souls they can devour, misleading, trapping, and harming people everywhere—and whomever they come into contact with suffers their harassment, and they constantly leave such issues in their wake, then this is not the behavior of a human; it is clearly that of a devil. Devils should be cleared out as soon as possible to prevent future trouble. Everyone may occasionally make mistakes, lose control, and even do things that cross the boundaries of humanity, but this behavior isn’t persistent, they don’t take pleasure in it, and after doing wrong and transgressing, they feel remorse, guilt, and shame. When they encounter the same situation or matter again, they can avoid temptation and show signs of turning back and repentance. But devils never turn back, because they cannot repent, nor do they repent. Have you ever seen the nature of devils to resist God, blaspheme God, and attack God change? It has not. No matter how long God has held sovereignty over and managed mankind, and no matter how much of His almightiness, wisdom, and authority God has revealed, Satan remains defiant and continues to clamor against God. Even though it has always been God’s vanquished foe, it still clamors against God, and it still attacks and resists Him. Therefore, if a person’s nature essence is that of a devil, their deviant nature essence can never, ever change. Deviance is their true face, deviance is their preference and also their nature, so they will not change. No matter which church you see this type of person in, you should, as quickly as possible, expose, discern and then clear them out. Don’t give devils a chance to repent. Taking this approach benefits the church’s work and God’s chosen people. Then what kind of person should be given a chance to repent? You must be certain that such a person is a normal person, not a devil, and that they transgressed only due to temporary weakness or under special circumstances, but afterward they felt remorse, even hating themselves and slapping their own face. You must be certain that their conscience can function. Such people can be given a chance to repent. But devils indulge their sexual desires whenever they have the chance. This is determined by their nature. Therefore, devils cannot be given a chance to repent, and they should be dealt with as early as possible, cleared out or expelled. This is the principle for treating this type of person, and it is the best way to handle them. Is this matter clear now? (Yes.)

Some people cannot see through things. They see that some of those who are devils are quite old in age, yet still constantly engage in the game of sexual desire. No matter how others fellowship on the truth, they pay it no mind. Even if they admit face-to-face that they’ve done wrong, afterward they still do whatever they want. People who cannot see through things are left baffled: “How can devils have such strong sexual desires? How can they still be so deviant at such an old age? This person is a habitual offender in these matters, consistently behaving this way. How can they have no sense of shame? How do they not know restraint?” Is this not failing to see through things? After believing in God for so many years, they still do not know to treat people based on their nature essence, nor do they understand that the nature essence of devils never changes. Isn’t this very stupid and ignorant? Devils are born that way; whether male or female, whatever their age, they are precisely that sort of creature. Their nature essence is that of a devil. One manifestation of the lecherousness, sexual provocativeness, and licentiousness of devils is specially engaging in the game of sexual desire, and doing so until their flesh perishes. Therefore, no matter how old they live to be, they remain this type of person and will not change—this is nothing strange. You see they are not young, and outwardly they don’t look like the type to engage in the game of sexual desire, but as a devil dwells within them, they engage in the game of sexual desire without being limited by the age or gender of their flesh, nor by their environment. It’s not necessarily related to their family or parents either; it’s not a matter of genetics, but a problem of their inner nature essence. They have a deviant nature essence, and that determines that their attribute is that of a devil. Because their nature essence has already been exposed, and their nature essence determines their attribute, for people of this type, regardless of what occupation they previously engaged in, regardless of how old they are now, and regardless of what their talking skills or their innate conditions are like—none of these affect their attribute. If you only look at their outward appearance, you will be easily misled by it, saying: “This person appears very refined and cultured, and speaks quite elegantly; surely they’re someone who understands propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame. How could they do such wicked things? They don’t seem like the type to engage in the game of sexual desire!” You cannot see through this matter; you find it somewhat inconceivable and somewhat hard to believe. It’s very stupid of you to hold this viewpoint! A devil can do devilish things regardless of the flesh it wears. No matter what this person looks like outwardly, how old they are, or what their personality is like, they will do whatever accords with their nature. It has nothing to do with their appearance, age, or education, nor with their religious background, much less with their ethnicity, and of course, it also has nothing to do with their family environment. That they can do these things and have these manifestations is determined by their essence and nature. Therefore, for one thing, don’t find it strange or inconceivable; and for another, don’t do stupid things. Don’t always want to tolerate them, be patient with them, and give them chances to repent, wanting to save them so that they change, trying to make them love the truth so that they can return to the track of normal humanity. If you still intend to help and save these people who are devils, then you are too stupid—you don’t understand the essence of this type of person, don’t understand the principles for treating them, don’t understand the truth, and don’t understand God’s intentions. If you see they have a deviant nature essence and still intend to help them so that they repent, it shows you don’t believe God’s words; you are not viewing or judging people, events, and things based on God’s words, and you have no true submission to or acceptance of God’s words. You only want to view and judge various people, events, and things based on what you see and outward phenomena, and only want to act based on your own enthusiasm and good intentions. This is a fallacious thought and viewpoint, and also a manifestation of rebelliousness. The solution for handling this type of person who engages in the game of sexual desire is very simple: Treat them according to their essence. As long as you’re certain they are this type of person, deal with them by clearing them out; there’s no need to give them another chance to repent. Don’t be constrained even if others don’t understand. The essence of devils will not change. They are this sort of creature in their youth, they remain this type of person in middle age, and in old age—despite their advanced years—they are still this sort of creature; they won’t change. Tell Me, are there seventy- or eighty-year-old men who lure away young girls, or sixty- or seventy-year-old women who seek out young guys? (Yes.) There are many such bizarre and deviant things in society. Did they only start engaging in the game of sexual desire when they got old? (No.) They were like this when young; they’ve been this sort of creature their whole life. What terms do nonbelievers use to describe this? This is what they call “robbing the cradle”; they call this being amorous. Look how euphemistic their wording is. They use terms or sayings like “amorous,” “free-spirited,” “knows how to live,” or “able to break through worldly conventions” to describe this type of thing and this type of person. The terms and sayings nonbelievers use to define such matters are disgusting. They cannot apply correct terminology to characterize these matters from the root, from the essence, because, on one hand, the nonbelieving world and this mankind itself are deviant, and on the other hand, no one can see through to the root of such problems. Therefore, their viewpoints in defining these matters are very shallow, and also very absurd and wicked; they are divorced from the essence of these matters.