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a wary wife
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Please pray for my husband and me, but especially for my husband.
I know this sounds a bit self-centered but please read on.
Late last Winter my husband felt compelled to find another church, I unfortunately had to work all of the Sundays this Spring and could not be a part of the search. When I left work I started attending church with him at the one of his choosing. I became deeply disturbed, as in the Holy Spirit speaking very clearly to me that the small home group he had selected is not the place for us and is not preaching the love of Christ and is skewing the word of God for their own purposes. My husband is feeding into the highly persuasive talk of the man who leads the worship group. I have gently shared my concerns with him and he is blind to them and thinks I am overreacting. I have tried to be a supportive and submissive wife and allow him to lead as the husband is the head but I am struggling to have him see that there is something not right with this group.
I have shared my concerns with sisters from our former congregation, one I have continually felt called to return to, since I've left work. The congregation has gone through many healthy changes since we stopped attending in January.
I have been praying for wisdom for both my husband and me but also that his eyes will be opened to the deception and twisting of the word at the home church gatherings. I am most disturbed by the constant mention of how "we" (meaning those gathered in the room) are the only true Christians and all others have it wrong. There is a very strong elitist streak in the message as well as a very confrontational and almost military like call to point out other's faults. Like I said before, in the four times of attending with my husband, there has been no mention of how we are supposed to show the love of Christ to others...the only mention of love is the justification of the confrontational and elitist behaviors is because we love our brothers and are rescuing them. I have to do all that I can to not be sick to my stomach at the meetings.
I am bewildered on what to do, other than pray and ask everyone I know and even people I have never met to pray. With enough prayer I hope that the "spell" would be broken and my husband would see before he is "in" deep.
many thanks! and blessing to you as well.
I know this sounds a bit self-centered but please read on.
Late last Winter my husband felt compelled to find another church, I unfortunately had to work all of the Sundays this Spring and could not be a part of the search. When I left work I started attending church with him at the one of his choosing. I became deeply disturbed, as in the Holy Spirit speaking very clearly to me that the small home group he had selected is not the place for us and is not preaching the love of Christ and is skewing the word of God for their own purposes. My husband is feeding into the highly persuasive talk of the man who leads the worship group. I have gently shared my concerns with him and he is blind to them and thinks I am overreacting. I have tried to be a supportive and submissive wife and allow him to lead as the husband is the head but I am struggling to have him see that there is something not right with this group.
I have shared my concerns with sisters from our former congregation, one I have continually felt called to return to, since I've left work. The congregation has gone through many healthy changes since we stopped attending in January.
I have been praying for wisdom for both my husband and me but also that his eyes will be opened to the deception and twisting of the word at the home church gatherings. I am most disturbed by the constant mention of how "we" (meaning those gathered in the room) are the only true Christians and all others have it wrong. There is a very strong elitist streak in the message as well as a very confrontational and almost military like call to point out other's faults. Like I said before, in the four times of attending with my husband, there has been no mention of how we are supposed to show the love of Christ to others...the only mention of love is the justification of the confrontational and elitist behaviors is because we love our brothers and are rescuing them. I have to do all that I can to not be sick to my stomach at the meetings.
I am bewildered on what to do, other than pray and ask everyone I know and even people I have never met to pray. With enough prayer I hope that the "spell" would be broken and my husband would see before he is "in" deep.
many thanks! and blessing to you as well.
