[Dave]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hey guys! Back again!

I am taking steps now to leave the Local Church and the university group. I had the courage to throw out all the materials and books that were related to the teachings of Witness Lee a few days ago, including the Recovery Bible. It was ALOT to throw out, and it basically felt like throwing money in the bin (because I bought many of their books). It took some effort to throw out, especially the Bible, but once it was in the bin and gone from my room, I felt a little better. On the positive side, my room is more clean now. Now I'm basically starting over again, with only an NIV Bible which I used to neglect since getting the Recovery Bible, and now I love it, since it is only God's words written without the copious footnotes of Witness Lee!

This week is orientation week for university and I had already registered to help out the local church group for a few days during the week. The main purpose is to find people who will be useful and shepherd them with Witness Lee's doctrines so they can advance their ministry. Once that is over and done with, I will quickly disassociate with them and leave the group.

Thanks Dave for the advice! I have tried ignoring them a few times but then they get really worried and they try to contact me through other means, such as Facebook (which is my weakness since I'm on it alot) and I end up responding. Maybe I should de-activate Facebook for the time being.

I will keep you guys posted on what is happening over-time. I pray that everything will run as smoothly as it can without too much problems.

You have the prayers and support of the LCD community in your efforts to extricate yourself from the LC and move on in your Christian life. You're taking the right steps in this endeavor. Keep in contact with your Christian brethren outside of the LC. I'm sure they will provide considerable support. This is just stating the obvious and you seem to be doing well on your own. However, always feel free to post any questions or concerns you might encounter. Take care!