9 months since I left the Lord's Recovery, and I stand by my decision.

It's been 9 months since I left the Lord's Recovery, and I stand by my decision benevolently.

What I will disclose can be controversial to some but now as an observant former member, I will share some take-home points.

1. The Lord's Recovery is a Christian cult. As I recognize the symptoms and repercussions of leaving this church community, I am a cult victim. I have confirmed this sensation with others.

2. Shepherding in most cases is love-bombing.

3. A lot of fellowship are coercive persuasions. The feeling in the Body is the feeling of someone or group's opinion who has more power and more say in the church.

4. This church uplifts narcissism and protects narcissistic leadership.

5. Female members are and will always be oppressed. This is a warning. You won't be leprous or disobedient if you leave this church. Don't waste your time to please people or men.

6. Witness Lee's words are recorded and replayed and used for profit. As a former FTTA trainee the ministry books were charged half price. Why aren't these books charged at this price for everyone. How much does it cost to maintain Grace Terrace - located at Rose Hills Memorial Park, the largest cemetery in North America. It's impressive for a not-for-profit church to afford a sizeable burial plot in a multimillion dollar cemetery, donations aside. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

7. The repetition and wanting to be Witness Lee's tape recorder is a sign of becoming brainwashed of your own identity. God does not want unity in the form of conformity. Does God expect the whole world to adhere to a Chinese dominated church culture and philosophy. As the world is progressing to be culturally educated and diverse, followers of Witness Lee are at a great disadvantage socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

8. The Full Time Training schools profit a lot of money with the help of labour of the trainees doing service as a form of character discipline. This school is paid for and students clean the facility under a strict regimented schedule with not enough rest. This promotes workaholism mentality. Hire more janitors and cooks so students can enjoy the training more without immense fatigue. Stop exploiting students.

9. Victim mentality is rampant in the leaders and church members. Did Paul ever called his opposers satanic? Take responsibility for your behaviours or rise to the challenge to improve your community. God did not give us a spirit of cowardice.

10. The one church in one city is not only exclusive to the Lord's Recovery. Other Christian cults follow this teaching. They also ascribe to Christian elitism.

11. Many teachings in the Recovery form an exaggerated sense of self worth, a superiority complex, or an overstated sense of unworthiness, an inferiority complex. Both are unhealthy and trap your mind in survivor mode.

12. Many church members are really tied to this community for financial, familial or marital reasons. This is not a good representation of the kingdom of God. Nonetheless it is an important reason people stay in spite of the high demand and mental exertion.

13. Church members are conditioned to think, be, act a certain way that is approvable by the church community. Most people behave unconsciously, and at times are emotionally reactive, sometimes aggressive. Genuine self-expression is stifled and there is a loss of self-awareness.

14. The nature of this cult preys on the financially illiterate. All your hard earned money is spent on donation FEES.

15. Witness Lee was deeply involved in money laundering. Ask his relatives.

16. This group preys on well meaning people who have been through complex trauma. Transference and trauma-bonding occurs. Whether members know it or not, they cannot live without the cult because of spiritual codependency. Was Jesus attached to a church organization?