Daughter wants to leave for FTTA

[aron]

Originally Posted by Drake

I think everyone is making a subjective assessment... you... the parents.... me..... that is why I suggested the parents (as the daughter also encouraged them), to find out more.

Drake,

You said, "Your daughter is a young adult and from your description she has had a deep and moving experience of the Lord so she wants to pursue Him more." One could have as easily said, "Your daughter is a young adult and from your description she has come under the sway of a mind control cult, who are pulling her in deeper." The difference between the two statements is from the viewpoint of the speaker. Witness Lee in his career made many such assertions, statements supported only by his sentiments, and his desire that things be so.

"Test all things; prove what is good."

I've told my story here, that as a naive college student I thought that sitting in a chair and yelling Bible verses was to "experience Christ" and to "gain more God"; but in the FTTA they told us not to waste our time, quote-unnquote, on those who could not repay us in this age but to go after "good building material". These and a number of other experiences led me to believe it was a sham.

Later, Al Gore invented the internet and I read about Daystar and Timothy Lee, and about Philip Lee aka "The Office". I found out more, as you said. I read the testimonies of Jane Anderson and others. Steve Isitt had done an investigation, as you helpfully suggested, and by God's sovereignty Steve shared the results with the public.

It turns out that "the experience of Christ" sold in the local churches is more likely the experience of manipulation and deception.