Bible as the Absolute Authority

[byHismercy]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Right byHismercy, you make a lousy LCer.

My conclusion to your question is this -- those in the LC system see their controlling of others as "shepherding," especially at the conclusion of the FTT.

Is that a cult thing? As in, if they can get you to bow down to them in such a personal, intimate, life long commitment......to even marry someone you don't love for the church, then they have your obedience in everything else.....it is a progressive system, I think. Step by step, until one trusts their leaders opinion above their own. Even trusting the leading brothers over your own council from the Lord. I remember the young sister who shepherded me into the LC in college. She was completely broken hearted because the boy she was in love with she could not marry. She was put together with a man who also just came out of the FTT. I can remember her crying with me. It was so sad. The turn around was so quick....seems like a week later she was engaged to this man I had never heard of and she acted happy about it. But looking back I am sure she was separated from her love because he wasn't in the church life. She and at least 2 other sisters I watched being married off in the same way.

I think to give your life over in the biggest commitment you will maybe ever make, if later, you discover an issue in which you have a dispute with those leaders, you would feel so foolish. You already said, in effect, they must know better than I on the matter of who I should spend the rest of my life with....