Here are some of the best books on the market today for anyone who has been, or is presently involved in an abusive church environment.
For the individual who has broken free; for the person who is still trapped in the "system" and cannot escape; and for the actual abusers themselves who are caught up in their "authority gone wild," these books will stir your soul. They are excellent.
You will not be disappointed.
Check them out at your local Christian book store, or they are available right now on amazon.com.
(Amazon.com has probably the best price available anyway. For your convenience, I placed the link for the books to go straight to amazon. Just highlight your mouse over the book cover and "click.")
"THE SUBTLE POWER OF SPIRITUAL ABUSE" by David Johnson & Jeff VanVonderen
This book shows how people get hooked into abusive systems; the impact of controlling leadership on a congregation; and how the abused believer can find rest and recovery.
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A bestselling novel presenting the hypocrisy of Christian legalism and a man's search for the only surviving member of his family.
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No stone is left uncovered. A thorough historical survey of the first 300 years of church history and verse by verse studies of key chapters adds compelling evidence as to why tithing is a false teaching for today. This book will help loosen the bonds of financial voo-doo that the many churches preach today. It’s a book that your pastor will hate, but that you will love.
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Also, a great book exposing the evils of tithing in the church today
"SHOULD THE CHURCH TEACH TITHING" A Theologian's Conclusions about a Taboo Doctrine by Russell Earl Kelly, Ph.D.
"Legalism is a perversion of true Christianity, and one that needs to be examined by every believer," explains the author. "Legalism hurts families. Always. Eventually."
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What happens when you reject the teachings of Scripture and the example of the apostles?
A recipe for tyranny.
"Obey them that have the rule over you and submit." What does this REALLY mean?
"Stated
Meetings"
"Stated Meetings?" Where is this found in the Bible?
Some recommended materials that you can read immediately:
Should church leaders "bind the consciences" of God's people to care for their pastors? What saith the Scriptures?
Read why "c-h-u-r-c-h" has evolved into something else!
The local institutional church has become a cesspool of human iniquity; a quandary of religious bondage to the whims of men. Heed the warnings HERE.
Read how these serial killers of the soul operate
each and every week.
Who are the "MANY" who prophesy, cast out demons, and do many wonderful works in Jesus' name? Who is Jesus REALLY warning us about? Is anyone listening?
When loyalty to, or dependence upon, any church or any "church leader" ever comes close to being equal to your loyalty and love to your husband, then you are so sick spiritually that you can't think straight.
Jesus, the King, “delegating His authority” to so-called church rulers, HAS NO BASIS IN SCRIPTURE WHATSOEVER, and this publication will prove it to you.
Is "skipping church a bad idea and spiritually dangerous?"
This article examines and exposes this unbiblical hot air and
blows it out of the water.
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Then, “the pastor” (Pastor John) died and stood before God. And then, God said......
Jesus never held regularly
scheduled meetings.
So when a “local institutional church” meets together, what does that
mean specifically?
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Old Testament Forms
In aligning itself to the religious patterns of the day, the historic Orthodox Church after Constantine in the 4th century AD adopted a religious system which was in essence Old Testament, complete with priests, altar, a Christian temple, frankincense and a Jewish, synagogue-style worship pattern.
The Roman Catholic Church went on to canonize the system. Luther did reform the content of the gospel, but left the outer forms of “church” remarkably untouched.
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1) A twisted term to bind your conscience to pastoral demands; 2) Abandoning others for the good of the church.
“Sarah is showing signs of surrender. She comes to all of the stated meetings!”
To set up the teaching of any man, or set of men, as an "authority" is a
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"The Pastoral Office"
“It is impossible to build other Christians up if you’re not regularly gathering together for corporate worship.”
God’s Ecclesia – Not Ours
The Greek word often translated as “church” in most English versions is (ekklēsia, or ecclesia). The word is a compound word meaning “called-out” (ek = “out”; “klēsi” = called).
The ecclesia is God’s “called-out” ones.
The ecclesia is not a building or denomination; not a meeting, or doctrinal creed; it is not somewhere we go, or something we do. It is who we as believers are. Eight times the apostle Paul uses the phrase “the ecclesia of God." This possessive phrase leaves no doubt as to Whom the ecclesia belongs. It is the creation and possession of God.
If “the ecclesia of God” is not ours, how do we presume to start it, form it, name it, organize it and govern it?
How do we have the audacity to create its doctrine, articles of faith and bylaws?
God started His ecclesia, and He alone governs it. It is organic.
You DO NOT “go to it,” or “join it.”
The Scriptural model for leadership in His (Ekklesia) is that of a household slave. What is the model in
your church?
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