Q & A: Are You Being Controlled?
Q: How do I know if I am being controlled?
A: There are certain indicators.
Q: Such as?
A: You’re being controlled if….
*** if you have been coerced to tithe
*** or coerced to finance salaries
*** or coerced to finance buildings
*** or coerced to trust others with your money
Q: Ouch! Is there more?
A: Oh yeah. You’re being controlled if….
*** if you need someone’s permission
*** if you are a ‘team player’
*** if you are a church member
*** if a certain congregation is your ‘family’
*** if you give account to anyone other than Christ
*** if you call anyone other than Christ your pastor
*** if you are not governed by the Holy Spirit
Q: This is painful. Almost finished?
A: Hardly. You are being manipulated if….
*** if told God would have us do (build) this or that
*** if you have made a pledge
*** if there is an unwritten “can’t talk” rule
*** if your opinions are not welcomed
*** if not free to contribute during gatherings
*** if you give special honour to the licensed
*** if not free to challenge the accepted
*** if another dedicates your children
*** if another baptizes your converts