Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:14-15
Zhou Dian Yu (2001)
Cult Victim
Eager to learn more about her faith and unaware of the danger, Chinese Christian Zhou Dian Yu attended a meeting of a group called Eastern Lightning in October 2001. But Eastern Lightning is a cult, founded in 1989 by Zhao Wei Shan, that has infiltrated many house churches in China and has around a million adherents. It teaches that Christ has come back a second time as a woman. A particular concern is that the group exercises control over its members through violence, drugs and a strict hierarchy. This means that Christians who may become involved can find it almost impossible to escape without risking harm to themselves or their families.
This is sadly what happened to Dian Yu. Upon returning from the meeting to her church she was alerted to the dangers of the cult and decided not to be part of it any more. She went to take back the books that they had given her but she did not return. Her body was found the following day; she had been poisoned by coal fumes.
Lord, I am blind and helpless, stupid and ignorant.
Cause me to hear, cause me to know, teach me to do, lead me.
Henry Martyn (1781-1812)