For those who want to know...RULES at my church!

Originally Posted by Sister Truth Seeker

It is a big one....fear was by far the biggest....all these stories about people who left church .....and got ran over by a car!!!!!! ON and on it went....

Fear was a big thing at youth ralley.... "I know that there are some youth here who are not living by the standards.....you know who you are.... there are some youth here who are sinning and not inviting friends to church (ect...) I feel right now that there is someone here who will leave the building tonight and die in a car wreak if you don't come to the front and repent...."
It seemed like every youth rally someone was going to die if they did not go to the front to repent.
Also like I said before our church was big into fear...especially with end time stuff. That stuff is really scarey for small children. I had bad panic attacks during my childhood and young adulthood because of it. It took my husband and the internet to get me out of all of the fear based stuff...

Another thing was fear and tithing. We were taught that if we did not tithe and give a big offering that we could be cursed...... I remember one time I was sick and did not get to pay my tithes and my car broke down...... I just knew a curse was upon me!

Originally Posted by aquestioninggirl

Fear was a big thing at youth ralley.... "I know that there are some youth here who are not living by the standards.....you know who you are.... there are some youth here who are sinning and not inviting friends to church (ect...) I feel right now that there is someone here who will leave the building tonight and die in a car wreak if you don't come to the front and repent...."
It seemed like every youth rally someone was going to die if they did not go to the front to repent.
Also like I said before our church was big into fear...especially with end time stuff. That stuff is really scarey for small children. I had bad panic attacks during my childhood and young adulthood because of it. It took my husband and the internet to get me out of all of the fear based stuff...

Isn't it great being delivered.....

Originally Posted by aquestioninggirl

Another thing was fear and tithing. We were taught that if we did not tithe and give a big offering that we could be cursed...... I remember one time I was sick and did not get to pay my tithes and my car broke down...... I just knew a curse was upon me!

Yes....we gave so much to the church we were very in debt when we left....had to give give give....support everything that came along...it was crazy.....


I am so glad your free from that now....

[QueenEsther]

Originally Posted by Sister Truth Seeker

Yes....we gave so much to the church we were very in debt when we left....had to give give give....support everything that came along...it was crazy.....


I am so glad your free from that now....

STS, I am just seeing this thread for the first time and all i can say is "WOW!" I could NOT imagine living like this...........makes me love my church all the more!

Originally Posted by QueenEsther

STS, I am just seeing this thread for the first time and all i can say is "WOW!" I could NOT imagine living like this...........makes me love my church all the more!

Off topic here.............


Where have you been? I was missing you....and I am greatful not everyone has to have this in their life....lov ya!!!!

[freeatlast]

Ok , just dropped bck in here to readsome more on "Fear Factor"

I remeber we were always chastised about getting up and going to the bathroom during preaching.

That "spilled" over into sunday school and childrens church.

We wouldn't let the kids out of class to go. I remember a couple of them wetting their pants.

I can't imangine the "memorys" of this, these poor kids have in their heads.

[LordChocolate]

Php 1:12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
Php 1:13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
Php 1:14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Php 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Php 1:16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
Php 1:17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

[Revelationist]

Originally Posted by Sister Truth Seeker

The scare them too they tell them that the people that left have a spirit on them of rebellion, and they are deceived and if you get near them the spirit will get on you...they tell you things that make you look at others and have suspicion.

Just don't forget, that none of it is of God, so don't give up on Him because if it.

[Thad]

Originally Posted by aquestioninggirl

Our preacher had prayed and prayed and decided that God told him we could go to An amusement park.. We went and when we got back God told him we should not have gone. We had to repent of our sin of going to the Amusement Park! I did not think God changed his mind......

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!


ILOVE This Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!