Daily Deprogramming

First , I would like to address Ardith Keef’s statement today that “God’s Word says that Humility is agreeing with God.”  Although we know it is right to be in agreement with God and His will for us , there is not one verse  in the Bible that says this in the way Ardith Keef uses it to make a doctrine out of it.   Christian Cult leaders love to take  random quotes and statements from the “Word of God” without ever showing anyone where the Book, chapter, and verse are.  

The above is a doctrine manufactured by Ardith Keef to get her followers to believe  that whatever comes  comes from God , and we must agree with it.  It is  simply not so.  This  is a false doctrine that interprets “fate”  as coming from God , and we have to agree with whatever comes,  according to Ardith Keef.  I believe this is a form of idolatry and deifies the gods of destiny. This way she can lead people in a certain direction and convince them God is leading them , and that they must agree with Him.  For instance to divorce ones Christian mate without  scriptural  grounds or taking other believers to court is wrong according to God’s Word, but if you think you are “Agreeing with God” it must be the right way to go.  These falsehoods  lead God’s people into sin,  through heresy, and  false doctrine!  I believe these are doctrines of demons!

There are many  false ways that can deceive us ,and  many choices that have to be made in this life.   We all fall short , and make wrong choices oft times.  God is not controlling each and every choice we make.  We have free will.  This is why He has provided us with the Blood of Jesus Christ for forgiveness.  This is also why we have the Great High Priest, Jesus Christ interceding for us.  We all need to repent many times,  ask for forgiveness, and turn from sin.

The Lord Jesus Christ is the greatest  example of Humility who ever lived.  Philippians 2:5-8 gives us a great word about just what His Perfect humility meant.  It says, “He did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage.  Rather He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant.  He then humbled Himself even further by becoming obedient to death on the Cross.” 

We here at Anchor Abuse.org  tremble at the Word of God,  we abhor pride  in every form and know we are lacking in humility  as well as in every way, and that we are needy ,helpless, and naked without Him. He is our only Righteousness.  We long to be like our humble Lord , and to be made into His image.  We beg for His changes in us that He and His Love  would be revealed in and through us. That being said, we will not fear man or woman  , but will stand up for the Truth and speak out against the abuse of all persons, children, families, mates, churches, friends,  by cult leaders. 

The typical cult/abusive church  leader’s attitude is a far cry from the attitude of Jesus Christ. Most of them have some kind of Psychopathic Personality Disorder in my opinion.  They have a high and lofty opinion of themselves, and do consider their self appointed authority “as something to be used to their own advantage.”  They do not” humble themselves” , but station servants all around themselves  to do their bidding, instead of  being like Jesus, and  ”taking the place of a servant.”

In my opinion , by my 20 years of complying and submitting to someone who lords it over the flock, loves to be the most important, and  must have the pre-eminence in the church, controls everything and everyone, loves to think they know more than anyone else,  takes great pride in their wisdom,  and having been excommunicated along with my whole family,  I feel I must speak out because  the Truth  needs to be told , and the abuse of persons I have witnessed is serious.  I care deeply about the people who have committed these abuses.  I have come to the conclusion that this type of  authoritative  church/cult leader puts people into at least five catagories:

                  CULT LEADERS PUT PEOPLE INTO THESE FIVE CATAGORIES:

1.  The people who will look up to them, and give them praise and honor. Those who will give obeisence, laudation, adoration, and adulation  to the leader and who can be easily controlled and manipulated.  (Jesus the Son of God made Himself as NOTHING.    God’s angel in Revelation would not let John bow down to him.  He said “worship God!”)

2.  These are people who have some prestige, power, authority, a well known  name,  or are important in some way. These can have their authority usurped, and their power and prestige will be used to  the advantage  of the leader and/or  help the leader be more important , or look good in some way.  Charismatic , authoritative leaders will  bend over backwards to flatter these types of people as long as they can gain something from them.  Otherwise they hate to deal with people who know more than themselves, or have power or authority over them.  (Jesus did not use His stature or others to gain advantage)

3.  These are the lowly ones who are a bit crude, uncouth, or have some other strange behavior whom society doesn’t quite accept for some reason. Maybe their face is covered with acne, or they are blind, or awkward.  They might be abrasive or untaught. They might  even be Christians from the other side of the tracks. These  are useless to your Charismatic Cult/ abusive church  leader unless the leader can feign humility by condescending and patronizing them and making a big deal out of being “gracious” to them in front of others. .  Again it is all about the leader and how he or she is perceived.   ( Jesus  genuinely Loved all and Humbled Himself to Death of the Cross. He never used people for his own ends.)

4.  All of the above:  who  ask questions or criticize  the leader or the leaders behaviors are suddenly and violently cut off with no mercy, no kindness, and no compassion.   Any of the above: whether the leader’s husbands, wives, mothers and fathers, children, churches, friends, pastors,  who do not comply, or submit to the leaders doctrines and absolute authority are  spiritually annihilated , emotionally destroyed , and often wounded without remedy.   (Even if the leaders  had such “authority”  which they don’t, they  are the opposite of Jesus Christ, Who would not use His authority even His equality with God, to His own advantage! This is humility! )

There is a 5th. category which consists of people who are ignored from the onset by these leaders for whatever reason.  It may be because they cannot be fooled or deceived , they see right through the pretense, and it is evident to the cult leader.   A friend of mine told me today she has been in Ardith Keef’s presence more than once with Ardith never once even speaking  to her. She said, to me, “Sherry, I never said anything to you because she was your friend, but always  I wondered , who does that woman think she is? She had such a arrogant attitude! She always acted like she was better than everybody else.”   Sorry ,but this kind of behavior is a far cry from the Bible’s view of humility.  It certainly isn’t ”Agreeing with God” either , in any way, shape or form!  In all of the above categories  people are either used,  abused , or ignored completely.   

The truth is ,Christian Abusive church/Cult leaders might talk the talk, but they do not walk the walk when it comes to humility.   If they have a Psychopathic Personality disorder, from all I have read, there is little human help for them.  But with Jesus Christ all things are possible.  It is our hope that some  followers and victims  of these  Bully - Guru types will read this,  and get free from their oppression without the horrible pain and suffering most go through to exit such cults/abusive churches. We know the pain well.   Also that even some cult/abusive church leaders might recognize themselves,  turn to the Lord , and repent.   He is still the God of the impossible!