Experiences in South Florida Around 1980

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by awareness

Well it doesn't really matter if I forgive him or not. I would do so if I saw any sign that he repented. But given he's in leadership roles in the LC, and is still propagating the fanaticism and delusions of the LC system it's clear there's been no repentance.

I would, however, like to shake his hand and thank him for his part in bouncing me out of the LC. God worked it out for good, as far as I'm concerned.

And bro Ohio, I'm sorry you had to go thru something similar.

The Recovery became diseased with the sickness of man-pleasing long ago. Many have traded long-term friendships for for a few loyalty perks. Most of them don't have a clue what they have done, thinking that they were just protecting the "testimony of our Lord" and her "faithful servants."

Yes, they did serve to help you depart, but the bitterness we experienced can eat at us if we do not forgive them from the heart as the Lord has forgiven us. If we don't forgive, then we become enslaved to the poison of betrayal, like a Judas' kiss, which can eat at us for decades. The Lord has instructed us to willingly forgive as He has, and allow Him to deal with His children as He desires, as He has said, "vengeance is Mine, I will repay." Ours, however, is to love, as He has loved us and proved how much He loved us by opening up His arms to us on the cross.