These two points actually refer to the same reason. What false teachers avoid is the "fourth" itself.
False teachers
do not avoid talking about love.
In fact, they speak of it beautifully.
But that is love as a concept,
not love as responsibility.
The fourth is
empathy, consideration, imagination, and the ability to take responsibility.
In other words,
it is the power that carries weight in a relationship.
When you talk about the fourth,
questions always come back:
– Who have you protected?
– Who did you side with when you had power?
– Who have you hurt because of your righteousness?
These are questions
that cannot be escaped through words.
That’s why false teachers
avoid talking about the fourth.
The fifth and sixth are based on position.
False teachers use the fifth (words) and sixth (understanding).
Being able to speak, being able to explain, and appearing to lead.
These are only possible if there is a hierarchical structure: the teacher, the taught, the awakened, and the unawakened.
But the fourth (understanding) destroys this hierarchy.
It makes the other person realize that they are human, and that they too are incomplete.
So the fourth (understanding) is inconvenient for this structure.
The reason Christ was angry was not "sin"
This is where Jesus Christ comes in.
Jesus never spoke harshly to sinners or the weak.
He ate with them,
he listened to them,
and left room for them to rise up.
So why did he say “woe” only to the false teachers?
It wasn’t because they were wrong,
but because they continued to lead people while remaining wrong.
Justice that has lost its fourth element destroys people.
False teachers
know.
They can speak.
They say what is right.
But there is no fourth.
As a result,
righteousness becomes judgment,
and teaching becomes control.
They place heavy burdens on others,
and they themselves do not take responsibility.
It was this very structure that Jesus rejected.
That is why he became angry.
Anger is not an emotion.
It was a rejection and a warning.
Why was it a false teacher and not a weak person?
A weak person, even if they are broken, is not in a position to lead others.
But false teachers use God’s name, righteousness, and light to lead others.
Guidance that lacks the fourth element leads people away from God.
That’s why Jesus used the strongest words possible.
It wasn’t a denunciation of “You’re to blame,” but a declaration that “that path leads to destruction.”
So the two are the same question
Why do false teachers avoid the fourth?
Why was Jesus only strong against false teachers?
The answer is the same.
The fourth is a power that cannot be taken away, cannot be disguised, and always calls into question the way we live.
Those who speak of the fourth will themselves be called into question.
The more those who have lost the fourth, the more they avoid it and prefer to speak of light, awakening, and justice.
This is the warning that religions and philosophies have repeated for over 2,000 years.
Teachings lacking love are the most destructive.