Asher
09-29-2020, 12:31 AM
Hello. I want to share my testimony of this group, to support peoples claims that they are a cult.....
This church is called the "Lord's Recovery" or Local Church and it is a cult, following "man's" heresies over the word of God (even though they love to make it seem like their not following Witness Lee, but in reality, they are).This cult has many different localities around the world, and are sometimes very difficult to recognize (as they are very good at staying under the radar - They sort of have to do this due to the many outrageous statements that their leader said over the years). But if their webpage says, "The church in such and such city", it's probably them.
The cult is not Christian, it is a new-age, extremely deceptive, controlling, manipulative, exclusive, man-made religion which professes to know the word of God, but falls well short. For example, they insult the deity of Jesus, believe that man is becoming god (in life and nature), believe that Satan dwells in our flesh, have "made-up" the ground of church doctrine to make their cult the only the legitimate group on the planet, call all other groups but them "death" ect ect..and they wonder why so many people call them a cult???? i know why...
And of course they would never in a million years tell you any of this up-front (or even early on). They often initially "dupe" people into the cult through "extreme kindness and acceptance" (what they call "cherishing the people"- meaning to help people to be more "open" to receive their brainwashing), and once they feel as though they have gained the person's trust, and have built a strong relationship with the person, they will "slowly" but surely start to reveal more and more about who they really are, what they truly believe and what they want from you (e.g. to be like them, and live according to the gospel of Witness Lee).
Very important to note that the cult's main focus is to bring people into the "Lord's Recovery", not to Christ. They also have a very strong agenda to bring people out of their Christian groups (what they call "leaving behind religion"). Being Christian and glorifying the Lord is simply not good enough for this cult, as they believe all other Christians (and luke-warm LC cult members) will go through through a temporary hell (Witness Lee's version of purgatory) where they will learn nothing but the ways of WL until they are ready to join the Lord in the New-Jerusalem (they call this process "summer school" lol). Of course they wouldn't dare say this to a "new-perspective member" upfront. Instead, being the honest group that they are, they deceive them, by saying "we all need to be one in Christ" lol. But in reality, what they really means is, "you need to join our cult brother, be like us, and obey everything WL has told us. If you disagree with WL, you are using your mind, and the mind is death'"(this is a very common brainwashing technique and twisting of the scripture that this cult uses to eliminate critical thinking from their followers). From my experience, the chanting (what they call "exercising the spirit" - this particularly refers to being extra crazy, heathen, goofy, loud, chanting repetitiously in their meetings etc- pretty much what the bible tells us not to do) also plays a big part in the brainwashing procedure.
Also, don't be deceived if you hear them talk positively about main-stream Christian church's, or aspects related to this. They sometimes do this to make themselves appear more normal, and inclusive to the "new perspective member". But what they really believe is that "all" other churches are committing spiritual fornication against the Lord, by not "meeting like they are".
Me: I was in this cult for 8 years, and was contacted on the college campus (which is generally their main fishing pond- they like to get the vulnerable young people). I new hardly anything about the Bible at this stage, and was absolutely deceived into this cult by their extreme acceptance and love for me. Of course I never found out about who they really were until I was completely dedicated to this cult. By then, I was brainwashed, and was taught to diffuse any accusation against this cult (they are very good at doing this). It took me a couple of years to "fully" realize the truth about this cult, and I was able to finally get myself out, and have been blessed ever-since (even though the mighty man himself said anyone who leaves his special group will go through immense suffering - classic cult-trapping technique).
One of the biggest things I learned about being in this cult was "to not judge a book by it's cover"... This cult does appear outwardly very good, but they are inwardly brainwashed by what "one man" has told them. This one man was from the pit of hell
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(2 Timothy 4:3)
This church is called the "Lord's Recovery" or Local Church and it is a cult, following "man's" heresies over the word of God (even though they love to make it seem like their not following Witness Lee, but in reality, they are).This cult has many different localities around the world, and are sometimes very difficult to recognize (as they are very good at staying under the radar - They sort of have to do this due to the many outrageous statements that their leader said over the years). But if their webpage says, "The church in such and such city", it's probably them.
The cult is not Christian, it is a new-age, extremely deceptive, controlling, manipulative, exclusive, man-made religion which professes to know the word of God, but falls well short. For example, they insult the deity of Jesus, believe that man is becoming god (in life and nature), believe that Satan dwells in our flesh, have "made-up" the ground of church doctrine to make their cult the only the legitimate group on the planet, call all other groups but them "death" ect ect..and they wonder why so many people call them a cult???? i know why...
And of course they would never in a million years tell you any of this up-front (or even early on). They often initially "dupe" people into the cult through "extreme kindness and acceptance" (what they call "cherishing the people"- meaning to help people to be more "open" to receive their brainwashing), and once they feel as though they have gained the person's trust, and have built a strong relationship with the person, they will "slowly" but surely start to reveal more and more about who they really are, what they truly believe and what they want from you (e.g. to be like them, and live according to the gospel of Witness Lee).
Very important to note that the cult's main focus is to bring people into the "Lord's Recovery", not to Christ. They also have a very strong agenda to bring people out of their Christian groups (what they call "leaving behind religion"). Being Christian and glorifying the Lord is simply not good enough for this cult, as they believe all other Christians (and luke-warm LC cult members) will go through through a temporary hell (Witness Lee's version of purgatory) where they will learn nothing but the ways of WL until they are ready to join the Lord in the New-Jerusalem (they call this process "summer school" lol). Of course they wouldn't dare say this to a "new-perspective member" upfront. Instead, being the honest group that they are, they deceive them, by saying "we all need to be one in Christ" lol. But in reality, what they really means is, "you need to join our cult brother, be like us, and obey everything WL has told us. If you disagree with WL, you are using your mind, and the mind is death'"(this is a very common brainwashing technique and twisting of the scripture that this cult uses to eliminate critical thinking from their followers). From my experience, the chanting (what they call "exercising the spirit" - this particularly refers to being extra crazy, heathen, goofy, loud, chanting repetitiously in their meetings etc- pretty much what the bible tells us not to do) also plays a big part in the brainwashing procedure.
Also, don't be deceived if you hear them talk positively about main-stream Christian church's, or aspects related to this. They sometimes do this to make themselves appear more normal, and inclusive to the "new perspective member". But what they really believe is that "all" other churches are committing spiritual fornication against the Lord, by not "meeting like they are".
Me: I was in this cult for 8 years, and was contacted on the college campus (which is generally their main fishing pond- they like to get the vulnerable young people). I new hardly anything about the Bible at this stage, and was absolutely deceived into this cult by their extreme acceptance and love for me. Of course I never found out about who they really were until I was completely dedicated to this cult. By then, I was brainwashed, and was taught to diffuse any accusation against this cult (they are very good at doing this). It took me a couple of years to "fully" realize the truth about this cult, and I was able to finally get myself out, and have been blessed ever-since (even though the mighty man himself said anyone who leaves his special group will go through immense suffering - classic cult-trapping technique).
One of the biggest things I learned about being in this cult was "to not judge a book by it's cover"... This cult does appear outwardly very good, but they are inwardly brainwashed by what "one man" has told them. This one man was from the pit of hell
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(2 Timothy 4:3)