Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens

I was thinking today about the LW principle of a "right to a higher confirmation". I recall several teachings about it from the pulpit. Maybe even a tape or two about it. The idea is that if your local shepherd (or Designated Relationship person) gives you a word or directive that you do not agree with, you have the right to submit it to another person higher up in the ladder of divine order to see if you can find someone who will agree with you.

This principle is total BS. It never works and only pays lip-service in an attempt to appear that the structure of submission in the church is fair. What really happens is that when a sheep asks for a "higher confirmation", the local shepherd types up a shepherding memo explaining what the sheep is complaining about with their "word". 99 times out of 100, the higher confirmation sides with the local shepherd. After all, shepherds know what's best for a sheep, right? In the memo, it usually outlines what is wrong with the sheep and why that person is seeing things incorrectly. (like they had a "critical spirit" or they were under demonic influence).

In my opinion, the concept of a "right to a higher confirmation" is a very false promise. They still brag about it today and how a LW member always has this right.

PS: Welcome Tmason