A little background

[boughtbyJesus]

Blessings everybody,

I am a new user and am so glad to have found this discussion board.

My husband of 19 years reconnected with this group about 4 years ago.
He came across this group/ministry as a child of about 6 or 7, in the midst of his parent's marriage demise and subsequent divorce. My husband has many fond memories of communal living and eating with this group in Los Angeles (Elden Hall?) during the early to mid 70's. During this turbulent time in my husband's young life, being neglected by his parents to some extent, this group took him and his sister under their wing and fed them, clothed them and introduced them to their teachings and beliefs and took them to their meetings. This only lasted about 2 years, but it seems like the seeds were sown, so to speak, as 25 years later, as I said above, he "reconnected" with them after 25+ of no contact with this ministry or anyone associated with them, and is now a rabid believer and defender of their practices and beliefs.

Fast forward: He has now been reconnected with this ministry for about 4 years now. Initially, he went alone for a couple of years. I started to accompany him after about 2 years. I only went for about 6-7 months. From the get go, I felt that there was something not quite right, although I couldn't put my finger on it, or could even articulate it. Something just didn't sit well with me throughout all the months that I went to their Lord's Day or the family meeting on Fridays at a leading brother's house. What they said made absolutely no sense to me, but again, couldn't articulate it because although I believed in God and knew a little about the marvelous message of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I had not committed myself to following him and living for him and knew literally nothing about the Bible. The only reason why I went with my husband was because my heart yearned for something I did not have and I instinctively knew that that "something" was the Lord Jesus.

So after 6-7 months I told my husband I could no longer go with him because I didn't believe in what they believed and didn't feel it was correct. His response to me was to "get out of my mind" and to "exercise my spirit" and to let Jesus come into me my saying loudly 3 times "oh Lord Jesus," all of which I felt was not genuine and a little ridiculous.

I have found a church body which genuinely and correctly teaches and handles the word of God in San Gabriel and have been attending this church for two years now. I have learned so much and am growing and loving my Saviour more and more. I am about to be baptized and this has my husband in a tizzy. He is constantly provoking me, attacking the church I attend and condemning them, judging them and just being really mean and ugly.

Although my experience seems to differ a bit in the sense that I was never a part of this group or ministry and never believed what they believe and pontificate, my husband is fully in their grip and would like to ask for some suggestions, feedback and prayers.

Thank you.