Teaching Series Exposing the Fundamental Independent Baptist

Spiritual abuse is similar to emotional abuse and occurs when the leaders of a church or religious
organization use their power and position to manipulate, control and or coerce their
Congregation, followers, members, whether on purpose or with good intentions. Spiritual abuse often
very subtly for seemingly the right reasons, but it can also be biatant for outright selfish financial, emotional and physical gain.
Spiritual abuse includes, but is not limited to mind-control, thought reform, coercion, manipulation,
deception, legalism, authoritarianism, basically the attitude that we are right and everyone else is wrong.
Spiritual abuse is often done in the name of proclaiming the truth. The trouble with spiritual abuse is the perpetrator
often has been deceived him or herself into thinking that they are helping when in actuality they are
doing more harm than good. Spiritual abuse has turned Christianity into Churchianity where the church and its particular traditions
become more important than or at least equal to, the Word.

Stay tuned for more of this teaching...
Eric

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