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Originally Posted by TLFisher
I think in general churchkids may experience varying degrees of social dysfunction. In my opinion it may change from one family to the next how prone their parents may be to peer pressure.
I also feel churchkids experience a lack of boundaries. No empowerment to say no. Because to say no may very well be received as being in rebellion. I admit I had a lack of boundaries. It was easy for the older saints to get me to comply when I really wanted to say no.
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Lack of boundaries growing up as a churchkid is very true. We were taught to always obey our elders, whether or not they were right or wrong. The older saints often made younger saints feel guilty of their decisions and actions being "of the flesh," then suggesting them to reach out to God to make the decision for themselves, already feeling bad about it.
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Originally Posted by TLFisher
Not sure whom Anon-San is referring to, but from my perspective if it were the Ingalls-Mallon-Knoch type of brothers, I think what one would expect to see is a message given followed by a time of testimonies. Certainly not parroting the ministry of a man. I think the churches associated with LSM are nothing more than ministry churches, but if it wasn't for LSM these churches have the capacity to be so much more. Just drop the ministry and come back to the pure Word of God.
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To clarify, I was always felt the local churches ran the meetings and messages under a formula and frequent use of buzz words/phrases taught from the FTTA (i.e. Triune God, being one with Him, becoming overcomers, "O Lord Jesus!" "Praise the Lord we are all one in Spirit!" etc.). Growing up in my family's local church, I saw a lot of favoritism and praise towards the saints and specific localities who either completed the FTTA, or have the character, lifestyle, and intelligence aligned closest to it. So, saints in my locality and some of neighboring localities try to incorporate as much FTTA aspects as they reasonably could in shaping children's and young adults' character and reputation in the LC.