A SITE EXPOSING UNBIBLICAL AUTHORITARIANISM AND SPIRITUAL ABUSE IN THE "CHURCH."
We are here to equip Christians to discern spiritually abusive practices; to warn them of their dangers; and to help them avoid becoming either victims or perpetrators of Spiritual Abuse.
This site is dedicated and supported by all those who have
suffered and continue to suffer the abuse of evil tyrants in the church.
THERE WILL BE OTHER'S AS WELL, that assume that since we write about and expose the evils of spiritual abuse in the “church” as well as the abuse of authority, that we are not at all concerned with "authority"; that we are "anti-authority";
.....that we have an "undercurrent of rebellion of authority in our own hearts".
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
We believe that what we do have is a rebellion
AGAINST UNBIBLICAL AUTHORITY!
That is our rebellion! That is what we hate. That is what we fight against. That is what we speak out against!
Some may be asking as to why there is not a place for
"positive church experiences."
This site is about unbiblical authoritarianism and spiritual abuse.
THERE ARE NO "POSITIVE" EXAMPLES OF ANY FORM OF ABUSE !
As you search through this site, please feel free to "COPY" and"SAVE" anything you may find of interest and to use "for your own personal use". In fact, you are strongly advised to do so.
Also, as you pursue this site, you will find many "links" to many articles, stories, testimonies, and possibly links to other web sites.
The presence of a contributors article is not necessarily a total endorsement of their particular website.
Be like the Bereans and use discernment when checking out any website, including this one.
WARNING!! It has been determined that if you are presently attending a church with the kind of "leadership" such as described above, and you are caught reading this site, watch out!
This site is updated frequently with news, testimonies,
new articles, e-mails, etc.
Check back often !
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
Matthew 7:15
"Ye that love the LORD, hate evil..." Psalm 97:10
"And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not." -2nd Peter 2:3
"You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men."
1 Corinthians 7:23
"It is better to be divided by the truth than to be united in a lie."
Author unknown
"You will know you have spoken the truth when you are angrily denounced; and you will know you have spoken both truly and well when you are visited by the thought police."
Unknown
Isn't the church supposed to be a SAFE place where spiritual leaders help and equip the members for the work of service; building each other up in the body?
Maybe this was true at one point in time, but not anymore. Today, there are many, many churches where the "leaders" are using their so-called "spiritual authority" to control and dominate others; attempting to meet their own needs of importance, power, or for some sick spiritual gratification.
What is the result of this perverted mind-set?
- People bound in chains to a man-made system of authority;
- Families disfigured and shamed into behaviors that ensnares in begrudging service;
- AND WORST OF ALL, the marriage institution itself being redefined, resulting in marriage after marriage being destroyed by these "wicked shepherds."
"An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the land: the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own power; and My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?"
Jeremiah 5:30-31
"Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture, says the Lord."
Jeremiah 23:1
"Woe unto the shepherds that feed themselves......The diseased have you not strengthened, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought back that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and rigor have you ruled over them. And they were scattered..."
Ezekiel 34:1-5
"I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church."
3 John 9–10
"But be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brethren."
Matthew 23:8
"You know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them. But it will not be so among you!"
Matthew 20:25-26
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
2 Timothy 1:7
"The greatest man who ever walked upon this earth lost His life at the hands of the professional clergy."
The erroneous teaching of “eldership rule” (under its' many shapes, stripes and pretensions) along with its’ diabolical fruits, is heavily exposed on this site;
an “eldership rule” that has, and will continue to (among other atrocities) destroy marriage after marriage, leaving many families wounded and disillusioned.
“What God has joined together, let not man put asunder,” has been totally perverted by those in “church leadership.”
We believe it is our duty as Christians to proclaim THE TRUTH!
We realize that some articles on this site will offend some people - that is what the truth usually does! In our opinion, most people are woefully ignorant of the truth. In our opinion, there are many deceptions in the church. We believe we are responsible to the Living God to expose these lies and deceptions.
Many coweringly refuse to “get involve” or refuse to be associated with sites such as this…….calling it unfruitful or vengeful....fearing that they might be associated with the term "rebel."
All of these kinds of responses are expected.
Yet when one hears of and sees for example, marriage after marriage being destroyed by these “men” and their false teaching and nothing is done, something has terribly gone wrong!
Perhaps, at this point, there might be some who are new to this term:
"SPIRITUAL ABUSE." What is it?
Let’s nail it right down to its bare bones.
1) When the church "leadership" falsely assumes to themselves a position and power that never did belong to them in the first place; when they demand obedience based upon that falsehood; when they begin to foster loyalty to themselves and to their church using implied or overt scare tactics and threats:
This is spiritual abuse!
2) Instead of church "elders" being there for the true care and true concern of the church member, the church member is there for the care and well being of the "elder!" In other words, the "pastor/elder" will do whatever is necessary to USE YOU to make himself look good:
This is spiritual abuse!
3) Instead of "the elders" using their knowledge and "supposed authority" unto the work of ministering; unto the building up of the body of Christ, they use those qualities to insure their own power, control, and recognition:
This is spiritual abuse!
Isn't it just like wolves? (Matt. 7:15-16; Acts 20:29; John 10:12; Ezek. 22:27) Remember that wolves do not hate sheep. They just need to consume them to satisfy their own hungers.
It is the unsatisfied hungers - egos - carnal cravings - the need for recognition - the need for control - that causes many "pastor/elders" to devour the simple-minded.
So, the people follow, the people trust, and the people think "everything is fine" and say "Peace, Peace, when there really is no peace.
THIS IS SPIRITUAL ABUSE!
The kind of abuse that Jesus condemned over and over again in the strongest ways possible!
"God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage" (author unknown)
"Woe unto you scribes, Pharisees, hypocrites!
Because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for you enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter."
Matthew 23
"Evil triumphs when good men do nothing."
Thomas Jefferson
"Men often stumble on the Truth, but usually dust themselves off & hurry away..."
Churchill
“How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.”
Adolf Hitler
"...For there are indeed many unruly
men, empty talkers and
mind-deluders...who overturn whole
houses, teaching things which they
ought not..." Titus 1:10
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It's a shame that we have to meet under these circumstances;.....just another evidence perhaps of the darkened days in which we live.
There are many churches across this land and abroad that are engaging in these dastardly deeds. I was a member for many, many years of one such church in the NJ area.
Through the use of their recorded "sermons" being transported world-wide, radio ministries, online "sermons", book ministries, "pastors conferences" (here and abroad including the training of other men), varied "retreats" and other sundry "ministries,"......many copy-cat churches ("sister" churches of "like-mindedness") and individuals have been created.
As a result, the same practices and policies are being copied and carried out to their same destructive ends, PERHAPS RIGHT IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD!
So again, at the risk of sounding repetitive, many, many churches of all different stripes will fit these ugly, unbiblical practices that will be exposed on this site.....................
Baptist, Catholic, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Reformed, Lutheran, Methodist, WWCG, JW, Mormons, Evangelical, etc., etc.......IT DOESN'T MATTER! ALL ARE EQUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE AND MOST ARE EQUALLY GUILTY OF THIS CORRUPT KIND OF "LEADERSHIP."
Also on this site, the horrors of ABORTION – the great American holocaust,
will be explored and exposed utilizing many articles, links, photos, videos, statistics, etc., relating to this American tragedy.
“America will not reject abortion until America sees abortion.”
THIS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE WILL CONTAIN GRAPHIC PHOTOS!
Please use great discretion in viewing!
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(It will be quite evident after viewing this site that a “major asset” to those engaged in unbiblical
authoritarianism and spiritual abuse in many churches today is the marriage institution.)
