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The kind of submission to authority that Gary preaches leads to spiritual abuse. The Living Word Fellowship has elders, but Gary is not accountable to them. That kind of church governance should raise a red flag but it is often missed. A good resource to goggle is Ronald Enroth. Enroth exposes how many abusive churches wrongly interpret the Greek meaning of submission used in the NT and go way beyond requiring submission in church matters as described in the NT and wrongly demand that the members submit every aspect of their personal lives to church leaders which is what is required by Gary. This has proven totally destructive to many members in the church. Many of Enroth's books on spiritual abuse and recovering from spiritual abuse are now PDF files you can download for free.
The kind of submission to authority that Gary preaches leads to spiritual abuse. The Living Word Fellowship has elders, but Gary is not accountable to them. That kind of church governance should raise a red flag but it is often missed. A good resource to goggle is Ronald Enroth. Enroth exposes how many abusive churches wrongly interpret the Greek meaning of submission used in the NT and go way beyond requiring submission in church matters as described in the NT and wrongly demand that the members submit every aspect of their personal lives to church leaders which is what is required by Gary. This has proven totally destructive to many members in the church. Many of Enroth's books on spiritual abuse and recovering from spiritual abuse are now PDF files you can download for free.