Re: What is true?
Hi sister. Man, my heart really goes out to you, empathizes with you, and relates to you. Like Aron said, it is mind rape that has happened here. The LC tried to strip you of your everything. Your humanity. Your thinking, processing truth vs lies, your common sense, your emotions and feelings. Your decision making ability to say for yourself what is right and wrong. That is what they employ to get people to accept their lies.
You have a million questions now and that is wonderful. Question everything you learned from them. It is complicated, learning how to study the bible. But if you trust Christ you have everything you need to do this. You have the living Holy Spirit of God with you. He will guide you if you acknowledge Him in everything.
Kevin Thompsons' YouTube channel Beyond the Fundamentals has a really great series on how to study the bible. It is helping me. It begins with questioning the text. Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how of everyone and everything.
When I was seeking answers to rebut doctrine in the SDA cult specifically for a friend of mine in that group, I would write my question at the top of a sheet of paper and then look at scripture and YouTube, and ask the Lord for help. I would write down every verse He showed me and I was really amazed at the answers flowing to me with seemingly no effort. Truly, if you seek, you will find!! God never lied to us, sister. The LC is a quagmire of deception but in Him is no lie.
Human beings are His masterpiece, sister. I just want to encourage you. It is not that surprising that you have emotional and mental struggles after coming through the thought/humanity suppression system that is the LC. I think your human response is pretty darn reasonable. People are so complex and especially us women, I believe. We are especially vulnerable, emotionally. But that is not a wicked thing. This is how the Lord designed us. Jesus Himself was a deep well of emotion, especially when it comes to us who need His healing. And we are not here to be ascetics. If the Lord personally tells you to set something down, obey. But don't take the Lee ministrys' word for it, nor anyone elses'. Look for the truth in the word of God. He is capable of speaking to you through the Holy Spirit regarding any and all things. Especially if you ask Him for His wisdom and leading.
Be encouraged, sister! Jesus loved you, He proved His great love for us by His death, and He resurrected and is the fountain of life unto us who believe on Him! He took our lashes to spare us. He didn't want that to fall to you. Rest in Him, sister. He is our sabbath, our rest.
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