4.4
Possible root causes for the deficiencies in the IA’s administrative operations
a. The deficiencies in the IA’s administrative operations are numerous and frequent,
but root causes of these deficiencies may broadly be grouped into the following
categories:
--i. the church lacks professional administrative staff (current IA operation is led
by non-professionals)
--ii. the church lacks systemic training courses to part special knowledge and
expertise to her staff (some people are not ready to undertake certain specific
duties)
--iii. the church lacks a real and effective system by which advice may be offered
(everyone does their own thing and people very rarely consult each other or
share knowledge with one another)
--iv. church holy workers honour their fellow workers more than they honour God
(church workers do not dare or are reluctant to correct their fellow workers or
offer them advice)
b. The deficiencies in the IA’s administrative operations are numerous and frequent,
but causes relating to the wrongdoers may broadly be grouped into the following
classes:
--i. Arrogance (acting alone to fulfil one’s own wishes, feeling that whatever one
does is absolutely correct, not allowing challenges or criticisms)
--ii. Seizing power, making decisions without consulting others, autocratic
(violating regulations, ignoring existing institutions and systems)
--iii. Being one-sided and showing partiality (exploiting public offices for private
ends, abusing one’s power for unlawful purposes)
--iv. Doing things through fakery and lies (telling many lies in order to cover up
the first lie)
--v. Abusing the church’s honour system in one’s servitude (not knowing how to
show self-discipline and self-respect)
--vi. Being unwilling to accept advice or mediation (blindly insisting that one is
blameless and fearing that others will point out or provide proof of one’s
mistakes)
4.5
Why has God allowed the true church to encounter such a calamity and challenge?
After seven years of observation (from 2006 to 2012), reading countless documents,
consulting those involved as well as many senior divine workers, I have realized that in
considering the question of why God has given this great test to His church,
a. we should pair what Preacher YM Yang has done on matter A with how
Elder Lin has reacted to matter A together.
b. By sorting out matters one-by-one and organizing them onto a time line, (i.e.
listing what both parties have done according to a schedule of events) and
comparing them carefully, we will find the crux of the matter and the answer
to the question.
In fact, God has long known the heart of man and was well aware that the
administrative operations of the IA had become secularized; they had long become
subject to human ways of thinking and been deeply and extensively influenced by the
Gentiles’ methods of doing things, becoming even more secular than the secular in
certain areas. In order to awaken the true church, His household, from its current sense
of self-satisfaction, its mentality of blindly going with the secular flow and its life of
comfort and ease, God has struck the church with a blow through the Incident of
Preacher YM Yang, that all the workers of the church and her members may be forced
to
--1) thoroughly reflect on how the IA operates today, and
--2) discover by how much the IA administration has deviated from the right path. This is so that the workers and members may be made aware of their mistakes, confess their sins and return to the right
path (see Evidence pp. 26–40).
Therefore, personally I am not discouraged by the administrative deficiencies of the
current IA or by the Incident of Preacher YM Yang. On the contrary, I thank God that
in our most painful and darkest hour, we are able to examine and discipline ourselves,
and thereby witness His mercy and power.
4.6
It is not difficult to resolve the dispute between Preacher YM Yang and the IA
Over many long conversations, I shared with Preacher YM Yang the following
analysis:
a. The entire Bible is a record of God’s word; therefore the verses in the Bible
absolutely cannot be mutually conflicting.
b. Since his new theory concerning the origin of Satan and the church’s traditional
view concerning the same topic both cannot completely explain all the verses in
the Bible concerning evil, sin, and the nature of Satan and of God,
--i. neither of these theories is in accordance with the will of God,
--ii. neither of these theories is from God,
--iii. both theories have been constructed by man,
--iv. both theories are misleading.
c. Preacher YM Yang agreed with my analysis and advice.
I then asked Preacher Yang, “So why don’t you retract your theory?” Preacher YM
replied: If he were to retract his arguments now, then the innumerable false accusations
and instances of defamation by a small number of workers over the past many years, and
Elder Lin’s unjust and unrighteous false testimonies, false accusations and unjustified
attacks against him over the past many years (e.g., using false documents, false material
and false evidence against him, distorting his words or his published articles by making
selective use of them, misusing the church’s resources and abusing his [Elder Lin’s]
administrative powers, disrupting the procedures of meetings, using unjust and
unrighteous administrative procedures to handle disputes, being biased and taking sides,
discrediting and attacking the other party for no reason, etc.), would instantly be
proclaimed by those who have borne false witness and made false accusations against
him to be just and righteous actions taken for the sake of defending the truth.
This second round of defamation and attacks would be more terrible than the first, and he would no
longer be able to defend himself before others or extricate himself from his difficulties.
Preacher YM Yang believes that, because the various wrongful administrative operations
carried out by Elder Lin over the past many years have never been investigated, dealt
with or rectified,
-1) he [Preacher Yang] alone has ended up being blamed for all the
mistakes that have been made, and
-2) there is a misconception that everyone else involved is a saint and is perfect. Not only is Preacher YM unable to forget about the unjust and unrighteous chaos that has ensued, he is even more determined that, for the sake of the truthfulness and honesty of the true church, no matter how difficult things get, he will surely continue to bear the pain and humiliation, faithfully and sincerely pointing out the administrative mistakes and deficiencies of the workers of the church.
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