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Originally Posted by kumbaya
Thank you for responding! A little while after your post I hesitantly, bravely, and determinedly threw away my Recovery version of the Bible with footnotes. I did keep the Recovery Version I had with no footnotes.
Thanks for saying that, it definitely gave me the "push" I needed.
Out of curiosity, would you be interested in explaining what things were "embedded" into you? I'm starting to see things and behaviors of mine (even just in life) that I think were at least introduced or encouraged in the LC. I also think there are similarities with everyone but women will probably have another set of issues, possibly equal in number- but different.
Obviously, I'm talking about my family and my experience in one locality of the local church's in the 80's and 90's. Everyone's family and experience is different but I've also seen so many similarities. That's why I was hoping you could share a little of some of the ways you've "de-programmed" from this mindset. I feel like we might all have similar things to deal with regarding it!
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I’m more happy to try to help a fellow believer and ex-LC’er. I’m pretty sure that I actually kept one RV Bible without footnotes as well. Anything with commentary hit the dumpster.
Concerning the things embedded/programmed into me, well, there were quite a few. The hivemind/groupthink was definitely there. Much of the LSM teaching regarding “poor degraded Christianity” and its view of the members of thereof, the elitest mindset, LDM lingo. Feeling that I had the best ministry on earth, yet being insatisfies with it and my walk with the Lord. Not wanting to fellowship with members of the Body outside of the LC. Man, so many things that don’t even come to mind right now, but I will catch when I hear myself talking with other believers who didn’t grow up in the LC.
In order to get de-programmed just ask the Holy Spirit to remove all that religious LSM junk and to renew your mind. 😃
Try to be open to other ministries. Listening to Dan Mohler has been AMAZING!
Watch this!
Dan M. Normal Christianity
I hope this helps.
Numbers 6:23-27
23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
24 “‘“The Lord bless you
and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’