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I have just visited your website.
You seem to believe that you can spot false teachers and false doctrine, when in fact you are deceived yourselves.

You are full of pride in your responses to people.
You twist the scriptures - something you accuse others of doing.
You seem to classify anyone who interprets scripture differently than you, as a false teacher. This is just immature, childish, judgemental and ungodly. One day you yourselves will give an account to God for this behaviour.

In the mean time I pray that you will repent. That you will humble yourselves. And that you will go and reach the lost.

Steve.

Steve, at least there's one thing you said in your letter that's true, because here we are, reaching the lost and writing back to you. The only problem is you don't think you're lost, so you'll have to remain that way until you're humbled and forthcoming about how everything you say here applies to yourself.

“Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, We see. Therefore your sin remains” (John 9:41 MKJV).

Paul and Victor
www.ThePathofTruth.com

Paul,

This is exactly what I mean! Your reply to me is idiotic.

How can you decide - from my email to you - that I'm lost?
You have no ability from an email, to make that judgment.
You don't know me.
You don't know anything about my life.
You don't know when and where I turned to Jesus Christ to save me.
And yet because I disagree with you, or challenge you, you say that I am lost.

There is phrase for guys like you. You are a 'law unto yourselves.'
I guess that you are accountable to no one.
And your toxic, acidic, judgemental tone has probably pushed everyone away from you.

It's easy to sit at a computer quoting scripture verses at people. Critiquing everyone else.

It's a lot harder to get out of the house and actually go and love people.

Steve

Steve, you're the idiot. You wrote to us:

“You seem to believe that you can spot false teachers and false doctrine, when in fact you are deceived yourselves.”

How did you decide we're lost (deceived)? You don't know us or anything about our lives. And because you disagree with the judgments God has given us to make, you say we're deceived.

You've looked in the mirror and don't like what you see. Until you know and confess that you are the problem, a hypocrite and his hope will perish.

Paul and Victor

Hi Paul,

This is fascinating.

Do you ever reply to people with an ounce of grace and kindness, or do you always use this 'shoot from the hip' style?

All you've done in your reply to me is take some of what I said in my last email, quoted some of it back at me, and called that “looking in the mirror.”

Which mirror is that exactly?

You seem to think that I'm a problem and a hypocrite for questioning you.

If this is the level that your “ministry” actually operates on it gives me very little hope.

I still believe that there is a lot of pride in the way you treat people on your website, and nothing in your responses to me has changed that opinion.

Are you guys actually accountable to anyone? A church? Do you have ministry credentials with any recognised organisation?

I'm genuinely curious to know.

Steve

“Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him” (Proverbs 26:12 ESV).

The Mystery of the Fool
The True Marks of a Cult

You are accountable to us and have been found wanting.

Paul and Victor

Hi Paul

So nice to receive another grace-filled, cheerful reply from you.

I take note that you failed to answer a couple of my questions - and that's fine. Perhaps that's because you don't know the answers, or just don't like the answers.

But your last statement was incredible. "You are accountable to us and have been found wanting."

Are you serious?
Why am I accountable to you? Where is the scriptural basis for this? You don't know me or anything about me - and yet I am supposedly accountable to you?

You'll be telling me next that yours is the only true ministry in the world and that God has told you and Victor that you alone are his end times prophets.

I'm beginning to wonder if you are mentally unwell. That would explain a lot.

I will be praying for you that you are set free from your self-deception, and come to a place where you can walk in love, grace, joy, and peace.

Rom 14:10-12Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;for it is written,“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shallbow to meand every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Steve.

Yes you ARE accountable to us. Spiritual basis for our declaration? Blind fool:

Matthew 10:40-42 MKJV
(40) He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him Who sent Me.
(41) He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. And he who receives a just one in the name of a just one will receive a just one's reward.
(42) And whoever shall give to one of these little ones a cup of cold water to drink, only in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, He shall in no way lose his reward.

But you are clueless, Parsons, because you love yourself and your sins.

“I'm beginning to wonder if you are mentally unwell. That would explain a lot.”

So, do two men in agreement come with the same insanity or are they the required two or three witnesses required, proving there is no insanity involved according to your mockery?

And yes, we ARE the only true ministry in this world and we know far more about you than you can imagine; we know YOU.

We know you lie when you say you'll be praying for us, lying is all a liar and hypocrite CAN do, being of your father the Devil.

No failure whatsoever on answering your questions but in your hardness of heart, you can't perceive anything staring you in the face because you despise the Risen Lord, worshipping another Jesus that poses in your imaginations as the True Risen Present One the Scriptures testify of, none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, Who contemns your ways.

Is that not “grace-filled” and “cheerful” enough for a viper? Shall we attempt to charm you, serpent? We see no need or profit in it. Do you?

Victor and Paul

Hi Victor,

So lovely to hear from you. You have revealed yourself. "We are the only true ministry in this world." Only someone completely deceived would say that of themselves.

I do genuinely feel sorry for you. How heavy the chains must be, and how deep your anger.

And now to show, very simply, that you are mistaken in your 'prophecy' I WILL pray for you.

"Almighty God, I come to you in the name of The Lord Jesus Christ, the only true and living Saviour. I praise you that you are building your church throughout the earth, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Your Kingdom is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. I now pray for Victor and Paul, these men who seem to be so angry and dismissive of anyone who doesn't agree with them. I know you love them, and died for their sins, as you did mine. I pray that you will show them how deceived they are in their belief that they are the only true ministry in the world. Show them the truth. In Your name, and for your glory.Amen"

There, Victor, I did pray for you. Perhaps you are a false prophet after all.

And NO - you are mistaken. I am in no way accountable to you. Because I do not recognise you as having any authority whatsoever - over me or anyone else.

I'm going to continue to enjoy serving the risen saviour. I hope one day you're able to do the same.

Steve

ps - you call me a viper. And yet all the hate-filled venom comes from you.

Steve, you say, “ps - you call me a viper. And yet all the hate-filled venom comes from you.”

Were John and the Lord Jesus “hate-filled” when calling the proud, religious hypocrites in their day, “vipers”? Answer that.

No hate or chains here, we can joyfully declare, Steve. The Lord guarantees it. You accuse and condemn Him and John by accusing and condemning us. You are at enmity toward Him and toward every one of His brothers and sisters.

You prayed for us, but not to the Living God, the Lord Jesus Christ. You pray out of the deceitfulness of your own heart to another god, using the Lord's Name in vain. Your prayer isn't in earnest. How can it be when you have no genuine faith in, or reverence for the Lord Jesus Christ?

As for our ministry, though there are many ministries, we are entrusted with, and ARE, the only True one. And I didn't say we were the only ones who had or were the True Ministry of God, but that is how you took it. So presumptuous, wrong, and evil you are proven to be again and again.

You're a phony, Steve.

Do you really feel sorry for us? No, vipers have no pity, not even for their own brood when it comes right down to it; we know this by the Lord, Who teaches us all things. Even as you say in bold sarcasm and scorn, lying through your teeth, that it's “so lovely to hear” from us, so you lie again and again.

You're a phony, Steve.

Think about it: How can you possibly pray for us in faith and love while speaking to us the way you do?

James 3:10-12 MKJV
(10) Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
(11) Does a fountain send forth at the same hole the sweet and the bitter?
(12) Can the fig tree, my brothers, bear olive berries; or a vine, figs? So no fountain can yield both salt water and fresh.

You're a phony, Steve, and as the Lord told others such as you, so we tell you.

In Christ Jesus, we know far more of you than you do of yourself. We have the mind of Christ. No mistaking here. You are blind and dumb, especially to your own devilishness, even being proud to present yourself as an ambassador for Christ. Your prayer is an abomination to Him.

Furthermore, now know this from the Lord, that you have condemned yourself as you presume to speak for Him when He hasn't sent or anointed you to do so. You speak against Him and His brothers. He says to you, “We will see who is deceived and whom I love and chosen to be Mine,” and, “Get out of here. I never knew you.”

Again, you ARE accountable to the Lord for all your idle and vain words here, and we speak in Him to declare it. For all this you will give account. All your self-convincing will avail nothing. So it is.

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"Think about it: How can you possibly pray for us in faith and love while speaking to us the way you do?”

Victor - how can YOU possibly call yourself a man of God and speak to me and others the way you do. You are filled with self-righteousness. You are puffed-up with pride and see anyone who disagrees with you as being “lost, of the devil, etc etc etc”

How many relationships you must have burned through in your life.

How isolated you must be with your little group of followers, who dare not challenge you lest you also 'condemn' them.

When was the last time you smiled and loved someone?

Jesus reserved all of his condemnation for the religious leaders who spent all of their time judging and condemning others. And you are exactly that way. And how dare you compare yourself with John and The Lord Jesus. They had strong words, yes. But also great mercy and compassion.

You are NOT the only true ministry. That is an absolutely ridiculous claim to make and exposes you as being nothing but blinded and deceived.

You have said one true thing (even Satan mixes truth with his proud lies) - I will give account to God.

Yes Victor, finally you got something right.

I will give account to God - the only true God, The Lord Jesus Christ.

So will you.

Amen. So be it.

But I will not give an account to you.

You and your whole “ministry” is an absolute joke.

Steve.

“"And watch as I take those who call themselves true believers but are nothing of the kind, pretenders whose true membership is in the club of Satan--watch as I strip off their pretensions and they're forced to acknowledge it's you that I've loved” (Revelation 3:9 MSG).

Steven, we're accountable to the same Authority as Moses, Jeremiah, and John the Immerser.

Men of God aren't accountable to the carnal religious authorities of this world:

“And Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29 MKJV).

It's the same for us. We're accountable to the One Who has appointed us to preach. And you, to whom we preach, are accountable to us.

For someone who is supposed to be knowledgable of Scripture, how have you missed such numerous and obvious passages to support what we're saying about your accountability to us? I need share only a small sample:

“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation” (Hebrews 13:7 KJV).

You likely won't agree with that one because, after all, you don't regard us as those having rule over you, but that's okay. Here's more for you, hitting a bit closer to home:

“And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease” (Matthew 10:1 KJV).

That's authority over you, Steven. Aren't those under authority accountable to those exercising authority over them? And you say there's no Scriptural basis for our declarations?

Matthew 28:18-20 KJV
(18) And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power [authority] is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.
(19) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
(20) Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

All authority, Steven. What is His is ours and what is ours is His. But you don't know these things, or more accurately, you don't want to acknowledge them because you, friend, are a lawless child - a devil. You are quite willing to give lip service and sacrifice but to obey is anathema to you.

“And how dare you compare yourself with John and The Lord Jesus,” you exclaim, to which we reply with Words from the One you have never known:

“Truly I say to you, Among those who have been born of women there has not risen a greater one than John the Baptist. But the least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he” (Matthew 11:11 MKJV).

There it is. Seeing we are the offspring of the King and in His Kingdom, we are even greater than was John. But you've never known these things, as is perfectly manifest by your own mouth.

As for “comparing ourselves” with the Lord Jesus:

“Then Jesus said to them again, Peace to you. As My Father has sent Me, even so I send you” (John 20:21 MKJV).

“As You have sent Me into the world, even so I have sent them into the world” (John 17:18 MKJV).

John 17:20-23 MKJV
(20) And I do not pray for these alone, but for those also who shall believe on Me through their word,
(21) that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me.
(22) And I have given them the glory which You have given Me, that they may be one, even as We are one,
(23) I in them, and You in Me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that You have sent Me and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Of you, the Lord Jesus says:

“O righteous Father, indeed the world has not known You…” (John 17:25 MKJV).

So, have we wiped that smile off your face yet, devil? Let's see:

You say: “You are NOT the only true ministry. That is an absolutely ridiculous claim to make and exposes you as being nothing but blinded and deceived.”

I've already explained to you that we haven't claimed we're the only ones but that what I meant was that we were preaching the One and Only True Gospel:

“As for our ministry, though there are many ministries, we are entrusted with, and ARE, the only True one. And I didn't say we were the only ones who had or were the True Ministry of God, but that is how you took it. So presumptuous, wrong, and evil you are proven to be again and again.”

But with blind eyes and deaf ears, you really don't want to know what we're saying. You can't stand the Truth; you hate Him.

Shall we not rule over devils such as you, Steven? We surely shall and we do so as we speak. The apostle Paul declared thus:

“Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Do you not know that we shall judge angels, not to mention the things of this life” (1 Corinthians 6:2-3 MKJV).

If we saints have power to call angels into account, how much more devils, Steven? So, you are wrong and there are Scriptures to prove our words, after all, don't you think? Enoch even prophesied millennia ago that this would be so:

Jude 1:14-21 MSG
(14) Enoch, the seventh after Adam, prophesied of them: "Look! The Master comes with thousands of holy angels [His saints]
(15) to bring judgment against them all, convicting each person of every defiling act of shameless sacrilege, of every dirty word they have spewed of their pious filth."
(16) These are the “grumpers,” the bellyachers, grabbing for the biggest piece of the pie, talking big, saying anything they think will get them ahead.
(17) But remember, dear friends, that the apostles of our Master, Jesus Christ, told us this would happen:
(18) "In the last days there will be people who don't take these things seriously anymore. They'll treat them like a joke, and make a religion of their own whims and lusts."
(19) These are the ones who split churches, thinking only of themselves. There's nothing to them, no sign of the Spirit!
(20) But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit,
(21) staying right at the center of God's love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life!

Amen! Amen, Lord Jesus!

The demon in Steven says, “But I will not give an account to you. You and your whole 'ministry' is an absolute joke.”

So wrong, Satan, so wrong! Like I said, you're a phony, Steven. I rebuke you in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Almighty God.

Victor

Victor,

i am not the devil.
But you are a religious, angry, judgemental man.

You believe that everyone is accountable to you, but you're accountable to no one. How convenient for your little cult.

The bible says that you are accountable to love - and there seems to be none in you.
Eph 5v21 talks about submitting one to another… again another scripture you probably ignore.
After all, you don't seem to care about mutual accountability or submission.
You just want to correct everyone else, as you think you know everything.

Pride has puffed you up.
And no, you've not wiped the smile off my face, because the Joy of the Lord is my strength.

I will waste no more time on you, Victor.

Thank you Lord Jesus for grace on all of our lives.
May you speak to these men and show them the path of love.
Amen.

Steve

You hold up a mirror to yourself and presume to be talking to us, proud and wicked man. You'll not prevail in your lies, devil.

You've never had anyone talk to you this way, have you? No, you think you deserve respect and have authority over us. That is only because you don't confess that Jesus Christ comes in the flesh. Get behind us, Satan.

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Oh Victor, Victor, Victor.

You always seem to want to have the last word.
Amazing.

But you can't rebuke me.
Because you don't have any authority over me.
Because guess what … I'm not the devil.

I'm just a follower of Christ who emailed you after visiting your website and 'dared' to suggest that you guys needed to repent of some pride.
You could have very easily replied lovingly, or kindly, or graciously… but your replies have all been full of religious hatred and anger.

You will no doubt say something like “we don't reply lovingly to a snake… etc etc etc” - I totally get it. It's the only way you know how to respond. You haven't learned to respond any other way. Quite honestly I feel sorry for you guys.

You could have entered into a dialogue with me, but no, you just do what your so called “ministry” does… condemn anyone who disagrees with you. And then proclaim yourselves as having authority over everyone else.

As for "never having anyone talk to me this way" - Victor, wake up and smell the coffee! I don't know what kind of religious bubble you live in but I actually talk to ordinary people. You calling me a devil, or satan, or blind, or whatever doesn't bother me a bit. Guess why? Because I'm not the devil. You've got it all upside-down and back-to-front mate.

I know it must really frustrate you, but I do confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, that he is risen from the dead, that he Reigns as The King of kings, and the Lord of lords, that he was manifest to destroy the works of the evil one, and that he will come again. I confess him as my Lord and Saviour. And today, Victor, I am living in the joy of salvation.

I know, I know, you're going to tell me that my salvation is not real, that it's a deception etc etc…
But no matter how often you try to 'rebuke' me you can't. It's impossible because you have absolutely no authority over me. I am not the devil.

Love, Victor.
Love is the authority that we must answer to.
Because God is love.

I don't know how or when your ministry started. Perhaps it started with the best of intentions. Perhaps you wanted to teach the scriptures in order to help people, and along the way point out some errors that you saw in other people's theology. Maybe there was a time, years ago, that you really loved people.
But trying to interact with you now - it's like trying to dialogue with acid.

Have my emails been strongly worded, even a little sarcastic at times - yes. But I've also tried to be gracious and sincere at times.
But I've not found a single ounce of grace in any of your communications.
Just anger, anger, anger.

Now for some news.
You will not hear from me again, Victor, Paul and Martin.
Because I choose to not listen to you.
I will not read your emails so save yourself some time, and don't bother trying to write any more 'rebuke, hatred, anger' messages to me. They will go into the trash where they deserve to be.
Take the time you would have replied, and go and have a nice cup of tea on the back porch, and look at God's marvellous creation - and let His love into your hearts.

His love is the only thing that can save you.

Goodbye,


Steve

At the conclusion of our correspondence with Steve we sent him the following notification:

On 22 Jan 2017, at 03:30, TPOT Forum wrote:

Hi Steve Parsons,

A correspondence you initiated on 2016-12-16 with http://www.ThePathofTruth.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; has been posted here.

In the event you would like to comment you must first register and if your post is approved you'll receive notice via eMail.

Ronnie Tanner

Steve replied:

From: Steven Parsons <steve.parsons_at_mac.com>
To: TPOT Forum
Date: Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: Your correspondence with The Path of Truth


Hi Ronnie Tanner,

Thanks for notifying me that my email correspondence with Victor and Paul has been posted on a forum.

That's very nice of you.

But I'm just curious as to the title of the forum. "The loving pastor who hates the Lord."
What makes you think I'm a pastor? I mean - I know there are at least 3 Steve Parsons' who are pastors... and an ice hockey player called Steve Parsons, and at least 2 singers that I know of called Steve Parsons, and a mechanic, and a sheep farmer, and a business man, and a sportsman who all have the same name. Which Steve Parsons pastor is the false teacher one?

I know why you've put the "...who hates the Lord" bit. That's what you guys believe. Except I don't hate the Lord - I love The Lord.

Anyway, nice that you posted my correspondence on your website I guess, as I'm not worried by people reading it.

Grace and Peace

Steve Parsons

Ronnie replied:

From: TPOT Forum
To: Steven Parsons <steve.parsons_at_mac.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: Your correspondence with The Path of Truth

Are you not the Steve Parsons from http://www.steveparsons.net" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;?

Ronnie

Steve replied:

From: Steven Parsons <steve.parsons_at_mac.com>
To: TPOT Forum
Date: Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: Your correspondence with The Path of Truth

Ronnie,
You would perhaps think the appropriate thing to do, would be to check those kinds of facts before deciding to post on a forum?

Steve

Why does Steve assume we didn’t check? Why didn’t he answer the simple “yes or no” question? Who is being presumptuous here?

Prior to posting we verified that the Steve Parsons we were corresponding with was http://www.steveparsons.net" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Our correspondent’s email address was the same one listed for the domain owner of this site (see below).

After being exposed as a phony, Steve stays determined to find fault against the Lord, if even on a technical point. The Scriptures testify of such:

“Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone will have it roll back on him” (Proverbs 26:27 GW).

Domain ownership record:

We received the following reply from Steve:

From: Steven Parsons <steve.parsons_at_mac.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: Your correspondence with The Path of Truth
To: Ronnie Tanner

Hi Ronnie

You miss my point entirely… again… (you guys seem to be really good at that)
When you are making quite serious accusations about people - such as “the pastor who hates the Lord” - isn’t it important that you let people know which person you are talking about?

There was nothing in our correspondence to indicate I was a pastor. And there was nothing in your forums title to indicate which one you were talking about.
You accuse me of not being honest, when in fact you’re the ones checking WhoIs records without talking to me first. (thanks for publishing my email address publicly by the way - have you guys got any brains?) You guys should get your facts straight first.

Be up front and honest about it.

Just ask - “Steve we would like to make our private email correspondence public, is that okay? By the way we want to be men of integrity and get our facts straight. Are you the Steve Parsons from http://www.steveparsons.net" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;?”

You see how easy that would be Ronnie?

Please do go ahead and publish my website. I trust the Lord will use that to lead people there where they can hear about the Jesus who loves them. I actually find it quite amusing that our exchange of emails bothered you enough that you went digging through WhoIs records! Of course I have learned through my exchanges of emails with you guys that it doesn't take too much to bother you. Just dare to suggest that you’re wrong, or that you should repent of some pride (as I suggested to you) and you get very bothered very quickly.

As I’ve mentioned several times, I don’t hate the Lord, and you guys seem convinced that I do.

That’s fine with me.

People are very welcome to come to my website and decide for themselves.

Grace and Peace
Steve

You came to us speaking in the Name of the Lord, Steve, yet refer to your communications as private and fuss about them being made public. If you had something from the Lord you wouldn’t be behaving this way.

You acted like it was important to distinguish yourself from other Steve Parsons after we identified you, yet still didn’t come forward. You’ve been exposed here as the consummate liar, feigning care for others while being evasive and withholding the very information you say should be made available to them. What a hypocrite!

Face it, Steve; you aren’t the least bit concerned about anything but preserving yourself, which is why you continually find fault with us.

Speaking of your website, you say:

“I trust the Lord will use that to lead people there where they can hear about the Jesus who loves them.”

All people will hear about at SteveParsons.net is Steve Parsons. There’s barely any mention of the Lord Jesus Christ. And where there is, it’s a false Jesus that comes with false love.

A couple items of note for our readers regarding Steve’s complaints:

"You accuse me of not being honest, when in fact you’re the ones checking WhoIs records without talking to me first. (thanks for publishing my email address publicly by the way - have you guys got any brains?) You guys should get your facts straight first."

First: There is nothing whatsoever wrong or dishonest about checking WhoIs. It is a public registry. One doesn’t need permission from anyone to look up
a domain on WhoIs.

(And what’s wrong anyway with trying to find out who is contacting you in order to give you spiritual counsel, especially when that person hasn’t identified themselves or made known their work-related credentials?)

Second: We only published Steve’s address to prove we knew who we were dealing with. We did, however, alter his text address so it couldn’t be picked up by spam bots, and also gave an image file that isn’t accessible to spammers. Only real people who come to our site can contact Steve if they wish, something he said he’d welcome.

But the man is an incorrigible liar, the first dupe of his lies being himself. That’s the way it works with strong delusion.

Paul