John used to preach about the how essential it was for everyone to have their personal walk with God, and be directly led by His spirit. But then he countered it with placing more weight on the Lordship of Christ, which became expressed later (during Marilyn and Gary's reign) as serving leaders, often dysfunctional, in a perverse, oppressive system of 'designated relationships.' The net result of this arrangement is that those subject to these arrogant misfits, even after being 'freed' from the fellowship, have found it difficult to make even the most basic decisions in their life. The longer your exposure, the greater the difficulty. I think one of the purposes of this discussion we've had has been to restore a healthy sense of self/free will--and find the path for others. Yes, the exchanges can be ugly at times, but I find it preferable to living in the zombie-like state that so many afflicted by TLWF abide in.
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