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Originally Posted by Igzy
Ohio, I've addressed it so many times I'm blue in the face. I said Lee stated his ministry was irreplaceable. He claimed to be the MOTA. He removed choice for all realistic purposes.
Lee basically said, either you follow me or you are shipwrecked.
Meyer has done nothing of the sort.
If you can't get this point you miss my point.
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I understand your point. I was there. I had to work thru these matters in order to extricate myself from that system. For sure, JM has never claimed to be today's MOTA, or some such thing. Neither has she told stories of those who have left, and suffered untold calamities. In this regard she is not exclusive, as the Recovery or the Brethren were.
Yet she does manipulate her followers into enormous offerings, well beyond their means, as an abuse of power, thinking that "sowing of seeds" will bring them blessing. In this regard, both are the same. They abuse their gifts to take advantage of the flock of God. To his credit, WL lived an austere lifestyle. JM, however, boasts in her extravagant "blessings."
I may be "blue in the face" also, but I think my points are valid and easily understandable. You are looking at the differences between WL and JM, while I am looking at their similarities. Both have taken advantage of their God-given talents and experiences to build an empire for themselves. Yes, they both have helped numerous believers along the way, as their followers would testify, but both have also misused their power and position. The Lord has told us repeatedly that leaders who follow Him should not be as the Gentiles ruling over the flock, but should be servants as He was. There is not another minister in church history who has spent as lavishly as she has, and survived.