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CoG leaders may be self-deceived rather than consciously lying — self-deception is possible and does not eliminate moral culpability

The False Teachings and Lies of Joo-Cheol Kim (Pastor of the Church of God) 00:58:54 – 01:00:56

Q&A: question from Tim G about whether CoG leaders know they are deceiving people.

Mike's pastoral/theological observation: it is possible to fabricate beliefs and then genuinely believe them. Self-deception is a real phenomenon. However, a person who chose to believe lies and now believes them is still culpable — they made decisions that led them to their current state. Kim will be judged by God for leading potentially millions into false teaching, regardless of his subjective sincerity.

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