Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens
Posted by:
changedagain
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Date: February 11, 2016 10:29PM
What passed for discipline in TLWF, would be considered abuse by anyone of a sane, healthy mind. Think of what many of us endured, and what we witnessed others endure, when an authority figure decided to administer the "dealings of the Lord"-- social isolation, prolonged programs of menial labor, alcohol fueled 'counseling' sessions, demeaning 'living words' attempting to explain why God seems to always be pissed off etc. Every bit of it, of course, justified by some twisted application of scripture. I recall this one often being cited from the pulpit:
"Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."
(somewhere in the book of Hebrews)
note: after you've been chastened and scourged, you will likely have a difficult time handling the most minor, mundane matters of life. This forum, even with the occasional 'puk..g' has been helpful, at least to me, in sorting things out...and restoring some humanity.