Daily Deprogramming

When I think of the word, “Life”  I always first think of John’s words about Jesus Christ, “In Him was Life and that life was the Light of men.  I also think of Jesus’ words, “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”

We know as Christians and from our own experience of Him that our new “Life” is in Him. We know the Bible is True, and it’s words were inspired.  There is no doubt about it.

What happens in some cases is that leaders  become deluded and deceived into thinking they are a little bit wiser than the next guy , that  they  have a better understanding of   the things of God , then THE PRIDE OF LIFE overtakes them.  It can happen to anybody.  We may say many things that are true and even believe ourselves that we are right, but through PRIDE darkness begins to set in and we become blind over a period of time.

Almost any Christian Cult/ Abusive church  leader would probably say as Ardith Keef does today, “There is no other Life than life in Him.”  or “He is for you, Is there anything better?” 

But in subtly  becoming false leaders, they  “confuse the issue” themselves by adding their own flavor to the pot.  They all  add their own twist  of  the element of  the  ”obedience” doctrine, to reign in their people, and so that they  themselves will be  looked up to, and obeyed.  To this they add their “spiritual authority” doctrines to lift themselves up and , defending their selfish  ”Pride of Life” by any means , becomes another issue, and a secret agenda.  Perhaps even hidden from themselves. These are like concealed cracks in their foundation and will finally become manifest with a little pressure and a few storms.

Ardith Keef asks today, “What is your purpose?” Then she responds with “You must spend your life in obedience to the One who gave Himself for you.”  

Every Christian who loves the Lord knows these basic things. But what it does for a Cult leader  such as Ardith Keef ,is to keep her followers hanging on her words and following her.  Never mind that she is leading them  away from the Truth in divisions,  taking other believers to court, divorces without grounds, broken churches, dishonoring of parents and grand parents, causing deep emotional scars in children etc. etc.   She  keeps firm to her  seemingly “true” doctrines while she breaks all the  important rules of love  in the Book of “Life” that characterize Him.

This is serious both for the cult leader and the followers. Jesus said, “Many will say to Me on that day, Lord didn’t we do many works in Your name?  And I will say to them, I never knew you. Get away from Me you workers of unrighteousness!”  It is imperative that we be humble. That we think ourselves lesser than the others we have been called to “serve.”  We are all merely servants.  None are greater. In fact Jesus Himself said “The greatest among you is the servant.” The Lord will do whatever He has to do to humble us if we are His.  Our very  eternal “LIFE” depends upon it.

Satan uses our own pride to deceive us.  The pride of our thinking we know more than the next guy about God and  “Life” and spiritual things will bring a church leader , and whole churches to ruin.  There are many cracks that were hidden , now appearing and wreaking havoc  around Ardith’s foundational teachings and the church is crumbling  before their very eyes because no one is willing to  see the Truth.  No one is so blind as he who will not see.  I found  an unusually interesting article in Google. “A Peek inside the deceived heart and mind “ PJ Miller Wordpress.com      Very eye-opening!