Apostle Dog Wrote:
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> Perhaps the biggest problem with the Living Word
> crew, NOT becoming the "Christ in the earth," or
> the "manifest sons of God," and I speak for my
> generation, and I think it applies to other
> generations, I think the biggest problem is we
> considered ourselves "SONS OF JOHN," and then
> later, they considered themselves "SONS OF
> MARILYN," and then for a while it was in vogue to
> call themselves the "SONS OF GARILYN." All of
> that, is in fact deifying human beings. In short,
> that is idolatry. Idolatry is never winked at by
> God. Not at all. There is always harsh punishment
> for that.
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I think Jan nailed it in one of her older posts that some us (the Sons of John and Garilyn) carry around an affliction for many years after having left the cultic control of the LW. Some have described the affliction as oppression, depression, and PTSD. I used to think it was a curse...the consequences of becoming defiled by the bizarre concepts I was taught and practiced...that led to bitterness and poison in my life (Heb 12:14-15,Deut 29:18, Matt 7:16-19.)
I recently heard a mental health professional describe the work he does with Vets suffering from PTSD. The key to healing was placing the Vets in a safe and nurturing environment.
I would suggest that a safe and nurturing environment is one of love and forgiveness (also described in the Gospel of Jesus) not of hate or bitterness, and one doesn't have to be a believer to benefit from creating for oneself a safe and nurturing environment of love.
I think there were some in the LW who despite any abuse continued to love and forgive and I think they fared better than I did until I realized that my affliction was minimized when I started to forgive. Forgiving doesn't mean I have to condone what occurred and I don't have to make the LW my BFF. I just have to forgive them. It's not as hard as I thought it would be.
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> Perhaps the biggest problem with the Living Word
> crew, NOT becoming the "Christ in the earth," or
> the "manifest sons of God," and I speak for my
> generation, and I think it applies to other
> generations, I think the biggest problem is we
> considered ourselves "SONS OF JOHN," and then
> later, they considered themselves "SONS OF
> MARILYN," and then for a while it was in vogue to
> call themselves the "SONS OF GARILYN." All of
> that, is in fact deifying human beings. In short,
> that is idolatry. Idolatry is never winked at by
> God. Not at all. There is always harsh punishment
> for that.
_____________________________________________________________
I think Jan nailed it in one of her older posts that some us (the Sons of John and Garilyn) carry around an affliction for many years after having left the cultic control of the LW. Some have described the affliction as oppression, depression, and PTSD. I used to think it was a curse...the consequences of becoming defiled by the bizarre concepts I was taught and practiced...that led to bitterness and poison in my life (Heb 12:14-15,Deut 29:18, Matt 7:16-19.)
I recently heard a mental health professional describe the work he does with Vets suffering from PTSD. The key to healing was placing the Vets in a safe and nurturing environment.
I would suggest that a safe and nurturing environment is one of love and forgiveness (also described in the Gospel of Jesus) not of hate or bitterness, and one doesn't have to be a believer to benefit from creating for oneself a safe and nurturing environment of love.
I think there were some in the LW who despite any abuse continued to love and forgive and I think they fared better than I did until I realized that my affliction was minimized when I started to forgive. Forgiving doesn't mean I have to condone what occurred and I don't have to make the LW my BFF. I just have to forgive them. It's not as hard as I thought it would be.