In answer to Lily Rose's question about what happened with Gordon Shaw and the churches he had I do not know for a fact what brought about changes because we left before it happened and no one would communicate with us about it, but I do know that his church and all the ones connected with it , from what I was told, disbanded. There was a lot of really bad stuff going on of a sexually, at Te
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Lily Rose asked me to share about the van rides, I wish I could tell you more but all that sticks after almost 40 years and not wishing to see, was that JRS and Marilyn talked between stops and mostly no one else. They were going over the messages as they were shared in each service, Blix girls, her, making notes. At the time it didn't seem strange but after we left it did. Why was she havin
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You folks are ALL awesome!!! It is wonderful to have a safe rounded out place to hear from all sides of the issues we all to one extent or another went through or are going through! It is most definitely an individual path we all must take and isn't that what God intended from the start? Thank you Lily Rose for your kind words and encouragement, I am reading all posts just not much to say,
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I agree with much of what "larry bobo" posted May 1, 2017, I too had to ask myself why I fell for the hook! Mine took me back to the Charasmatic teachings in the early '60s and led right into what JRS was teaching in the early '70s when we , my late husband and I joined. I also see this is still the focus of many groups still today, that being, "We have more Light than th
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I'm finding it is not pretty when I take a good hard look as to 1.Why did I get in in the first place 2.Why did I continue to think it was only certain people and not the basic roots after being hurt and seeing what was done to others even many years later. God has lots of work to do in me and I am absolutely open to having Him do it! I am so grateful for the books and comments expressed he
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Since reading the posts here somethings have come to mind that I have not thought about for years.When we first began in the LW I remember my late husband mention that it was believed in the group teachings that a person could be saved simply by the "laying on of hands", that is likely why there were so many of the young ones taking positions of leadership showed no fruit of the Spirit.
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Since reading the posts here somethings have come to mind that I have not thought about for years.When we first began in the LW I remember my late husband mention that it was believed in the group teachings that a person could be saved simply by the "laying on of hands", that is likely why there were so many of the young ones taking positions of leadership showed no fruit of the Spirit.
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Since reading the posts here somethings have come to mind that I have not thought about for years.When we first began in the LW I remember my late husband mention that it was believed in the group teachings that a person could be saved simply by the "laying on of hands", that is likely why there were so many of the young ones taking positions of leadership showed no fruit of the Spirit.
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lilly rose, I'm sorry I posted the wrong info on my last message the book I was referring to was "Anointing or Apostasy"!!! I am just now getting into the one from Woodrow Nichols!
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Thank you, lily rose, I just finished the book and I found it well done, it covered much I have witnessed first hand and he brought up the same concerns I have had but in many I just knew something was off but could not define what it was. Part of the reason I couldn't was my own lack in knowing the Word well enough, and partly because I couldn't stand to watch or listen to it. I',
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Thank you all for your posts! I was in the Walk physically 1972-79 but emotionally most of the time since then. I am reading through all the books listed here and so much is coming clear!!! You will never know how much your posts here have helped me. I have not had any contact, not from lack of my trying, with anyone since leaving. It has been quite a journey! At present I am reading, "Anoi
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