The very first ministry I received from John was a marriage check-out. He commended my wife for her submission to church authorities, while telling me I would go in and out of having a submissive spirit (he referred to it as a free-lance nature)...with more dealing necessary to bring me in line. From my perspective, when I was 'out of it' it was likely the result of actually using my brain and seeing how silly/abusive the environment was...and when I was submissive, unfortunately the bulk of the time...however, to explain being in this madness for over 20 years...I was swept into the tide of brainwashing.
Lily--there was enough injustice in the walk to justify high-level heists on your part--but I'm glad you resisted that extreme expression.
AD--yeah, Romans 8 was definitely the chapter most cited in the walk during that time period.
BTW, if Facebook/Internet had existed back then, I probably would have posted a similar update every day: 'Still wandering the desert. I may be here for 40 years, or until I get a right spirit.'
Lily--there was enough injustice in the walk to justify high-level heists on your part--but I'm glad you resisted that extreme expression.
AD--yeah, Romans 8 was definitely the chapter most cited in the walk during that time period.
BTW, if Facebook/Internet had existed back then, I probably would have posted a similar update every day: 'Still wandering the desert. I may be here for 40 years, or until I get a right spirit.'