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.")
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
"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?" 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.
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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Some tell-tale signs that someone has been or is being brainwashed. These include
the following:
Milieu Control: One entering an abusive church is exposed only to information that the group deems 'truth'. It is the group's truth alone that is both openly and subtly taught; anything else is a threat.
Mystical Manipulation: This is the claim that the leaders are acting for God in a way that makes them unquestionable. To dare to question the leadership is to risk falling from grace.
Demand for Purity: The “leader” will almost always have a very rigid black and white world-view arbitrated by the leader. He is the infallible moral judge, using guilt and shame as his tools of control.
The Cult of Confession: Normal lines between what is private and what is public knowledge are broken, and members confess the most personal and minor sins. Personal conscience is surrendered to the leadership.
The 'Sacred Science': The doctrine of the group becomes the de facto 'Truth of God.' It is not open for discussion or debate. It is Ultimate Truth itself. No dissention on any level is permitted.
Loading the Language: A special language develops within the group that would have little meaning to outsiders. Terms like 'self-denial', or “being disaffected” are loaded with special significance carefully constructed by message after message on such topics.
Doctrine Over Person: There is no personal reality apart from the group's reality. Whatever does not fit must be altered or molded to fit the paradigm of the group. This is the emergence of the true cultic persona.
Dispensing of Existence: This is the most evil trait of all, for the leader decides who lives and who dies. Whereas putting to death may be literal in some cults, for most professing “to be Bible-based,” the 'murder' involves destruction of a person's spirit. So-called offenders are emotionally destroyed and their reputation is slain through public revelations of alleged 'sins' as well as out-right and deliberate lies. All confidentiality is broken solely at the discretion of the leaders. Victims are shunned by all other members as well as by their own family.