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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RECOMMENDED READING
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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1) The giving of special status or installment into an UN-biblical office; 2) A man-made ecclesiastical caste that usurps the believing priesthood; 3) A practice that is as damaging as it is non-scriptural. The NT nowhere limits a believer’s service to “only the ordained.”
"Please join us tonight for our ordination service for Mr. Barker."
When your so-called “bible teachers” depart from Scripture, though possibly loved and respected to some small degree, you MUST depart from them or else blindly follow them into darkness, folly, and ruin.
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“Sheep need shepherds. That’s why I am your pastor and you are to follow me!”
WOLVES AHEAD
Many wolves (Matthew 7:15) have made their home in the world of churchianity and of Christendom.
They prey upon the unsuspecting, the naive and the undiscerning. They come in sheep's clothing, varying in many different disguises and using flattering titles.
Some wolves are called pastors or elders. Some wolves are even classified as "scholars," professors, and doctors. Wolves in the world of churchianity have different ministries and they are often very persuasive public speakers.
Some are book authors. Some love to sing, while some just go around conducting conferences and special meetings.
Some are power hungry and control hungry. Some are sexually hungry - some with their female congregants, others with little boys.
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN THE MIDST OF WOLVES?
Here are five vital tips:
●Wolves will always focus your attention on their supposed "rule and authority" over you, while at the same time, claiming to be “your humble servants.”
●Wolves will always be demanding your presence at all of their weekly performances.
●Wolves will always make you think that by putting your money in the offering plate on Sunday, you are giving back to God and He will bless you.
●Wolves will always teach that “…God is speaking through them…” and therefore, “you must obey and never question.”
●Wolves will always claim to be unifiers and lovers of the truth and lovers of the family while in fact, they are exactly just the opposite. They are great deceivers and great destroyers of the truth and of the family.
Look, anybody can be fooled by these frauds and imposters, unless…UNLESS they are discerning and are deeply rooted, by the Spirit, in Jesus Christ and Scripture.
Sadly, a small number of wolves are themselves deceived, but the vast majority are simply professional con-artists who use the name of Jesus Christ and the so-called “local institutional church” for their own carnal interests and self-serving ambitions.
When professing Christians are captivated and follow anyone other than Jesus Christ alone, they are following the wrong voice.
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