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Originally Posted by Unregistered
...I've just been considering my experience with those group and some of the stuff they mention about the Bible & the Christian life are great but I couldn't help feeling there's an oddness amongst many LCers. From their behaviours, way of speaking and clothing (there's more but those are the more obvious ones for me). Also like people said, I definitely noticed the Stepford wives look where their faces seem washed out and lifeless. I'm getting really unsettled in group but their also so nice. Does anyone else have a similar experience?
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Hey there! I'm not here to tell you whether or not to continue fellowshipping with them, but in my opinion, there are far healthier church groups out there than being with the Local Church. This is very typical behavior of the LC group. They will use the guise of loving and caring for your needs and being kind and wanting to know you, because they have an ulterior motive get you into their group. They are deceptive, because they are hide who they are affiliated with until they believe the person is open.
Then if you stay with them long enough, there will be an indirect pressure to conform and be like them, otherwise they will look at you in judgement, even if you want to use your KJV bible or read material outside their ministry, or you want to do something you like. They are people who study and work and have families, but a lot of their life revolves around constantly going to meetings throughout the week, getting into Living Stream Ministry materials and attending several conferences and trainings throughout the year. It's a rabbit hole that can be hard to get out if you you go too deep.
You mentioned that you feel unsettled. That is a warning sign to you, because there is indeed something off with them. And they have very strange practices when you get to know them more. And please don't feel guilty about declining meeting with them. You have no obligation to meet with them, just because of what they do for you or because they are kind.