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Something that I have been considering from my reading over the last few
years and the things coming to light now is the source of doctrine for the
geftakys system. It has become clearer to me now as the pieces of the
puzzle come together. We are involved in spiritual warfare whether you
are aware of it or not, whether you want to be involved or not. Satan and
his demons have the ability to teach men as we are warned in the epistles.
His ministers can masguerade as servants of righteousness. The reason
for this string is due to abuse espoused and covered-up over the decades.

There are four categories of abuse:

   Sexual   -         Results in extreme shame and sexual problems. Fear and
                          anger also occur

   Physical   -       Results in extreme rage and interpersonal relationship
                          problems

   Psychological - Results in extreme negative self-image and a spirit of
                          rejection. Always produces anger.

   Religious   -      Results in extreme confusion about God and the Christian
                          faith. Inability to trust God or the Son of God.


This is not an exhaustive list of negative reactions, but is a start. SRA,
Satanic Ritual Abuse, is a combination of all four categories. Its' purpose is
to cause unspeakable pain and to destroy the soul. Of course the geftakys
system doesn't fall into the category of pure Satanism, but by its' doctrine
does have a mix of abuses inherent in it. Such as the "discpline" of wives
and children, Christ plus the meetings, coersion, lying, manipulating,
cover-ups, training homes, etc.

Abuse is the application of excessive power. Most of my reading has been
related to child abuse, but the words wife and saint can be substituted. I'm
not going to rehash all of the testimonies on the board in this string. My
intention is to bring to light that this wisdom being taught in the geftakys
system is not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

The application of excessive power produces pain, helplessness and finally
helplessness in the abused and ultimately in the abuser as well. A vicious
circle if you will. A quote, "This is not the case of those so fully given to
evil they wish to completely control their children - their minds, bodies,
wills and spirits. This is the nature of extreme evil".

For those in the assembly and those that are out - Christ came to heal the
brokenhearted, not just find the piece He created and throw the rest away.
He cares for us and knows what is going on. To say that He is grieved is an
understatement, He is furious. He who touches you touches me, pokes
Him in the eye if you will. He had his purpose for me being in the assembly
just as He had his purpose for me leaving - He does all things well.

** - several books are my sources, but for the main body of this post:
         The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare, Dr. Ed Murphy

Something else that came to mind was regarding a training home where
Greg Tobin was being taught to zero in on a housemates' weakness in
order to control them. That isn't "Christian" behavior by any stretch
of the imagination.

Greg Tobin, 12/5/02, Assembly Experience/Tom,Tim

Many brother were encouraged to confess their weekness to leaders.  This in turn had a deaply empowering effect on the leaders.  "We know what the real issues are behind your discontent!"

I believe it was in Babylon that the "confessional" began.
Now the assembly uses "accountability" to establish and
maintain control - more so in training homes, eh ?