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Maybe it's how I see things that's wrong

Maybe I need to unlearn everything I learn't in the cult. Maybe I need to look at God again through fresh eyes. Because I am seeing negativity with regards to God because that's all I've been taught. In fact in the whole few years I was part of the cult I never once saw anyone pick up a bible. Sure there was preaching on Sundays but that was mostly being preached at us. In the form of what we should be doing rather than telling us about what was written. I hope that makes sense, here's an example. The pastor one day was yelling at us 'don't stand around in the desert go in, go in go in!!' At the top of his voice. I was new back then and he wasn't explaining things well so I didn't understand. Everything was about controlling our every move, they wanted complete compliance. I naturally questioned authority often. Which did not go down well lol. Anyway I'm going off track now. So yeah I need to learn everything from scratch.
LadyGrace · 70-79
You are a lovely Christian lady and you have now much better understanding compared to when you wrote this post and are doing so well. I'm so proud of you. You're searching and hard study has paid off. I'm so happy and grateful that the Lord led you away from that cult.
Adstar · 56-60, M
Maybe I need to unlearn everything I learn't in the cult. Maybe I need to look at God again through fresh eyes. Because I am seeing negativity with regards to God because that's all I've been taught. In fact in the whole few years I was part of the cult I never once saw anyone pick up a bible. Sure there was preaching on Sundays but that was mostly being preached at us. In the form of what we should be doing rather than telling us about what was written. I hope that makes sense,

Yes.. It makes perfect sense.. And there are a lot of people who have gone through a similar experience.. Some not as extreme as others.. But in essence, the same..
Budwick · 70-79, M
Maybe I need to look at God again through fresh eyes.

Sounds like a great idea!
Well read your Bible.
If you're like me then that's all you'll need to be convinced (or not) that the god of Abraham is real and the events described in the Bible are true.
You have to take a step back and stop analyzing everything. Sit calmly and think through it all. It will come to you
I really understand what you're talking about. Religion and probably most, if not all cults, contain some form of reward and punishment, and absolute compliance. A good deal of the time, they take people more away from God than closer to Him. It's all about control.

I don't have any religion in my life. But I certainly have God in my life.

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