Twisted Scriptures: Path to Freedom from Abusive Churches - Softcover

Chrnalogar, Mary Alice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0964958805 ISBN 13: 9780964958807

Publisher: Control Techniques Inc.,U.S., 1997

Synopsis

For Someone Else If You're Concerned. For Yourself If You've Ever Wondered.You joined your church because of its intensity for God. Like no other place, it's helped you discover the meaning of obedience. Of teachableness. Of death to self. If there's one problem, it's the confusion that sometimes comes from your own carnal thinking. But God has given you leaders who can lovingly correct a doubting, independent spirit and help you choose God's best for your life.How can you go wrong with a church like that? Easily. What you've just read actually fits the profile of many abusive churches. Twisted Scriptures reveals in depth how the Bible can be distorted in ways that rob you of the liberty Jesus died to give you. You might be shocked at what you discover. This book uncovers the subtle but powerful techniques by which, in the name of truth, controlling leaders manipulate and intimidate countless believers. It also supplies tools for overcoming persuasive, deceptive teachings and practices. Thousands of Christians have already moved from struggle to true freedom and hope through Twisted Scriptures. If you truly want to grow in everything God made you to be, you owe it to yourself to read this book.

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From the Publisher

Understand how your free will can be undermined!

Editor A. Canales of the The Critical Review in El Paso, TX 79903 USA says: This work is a timely and needed book. Focusing in on abuse within the church as well as shepherding groups, sects, cells, and cults, the author presents one of the most lucid exposés of authoritarianism. ...
...Mainstream churches are not immune to an authoritarian pastor either. Mary A. Chrnalogar has spent nearly two decades dealing with this kind of abuse. She does an excellent job of explaining false discipleship and what it is...
...An important chapter is the fifth, "The Language of Enslavement" and here the emotive vocabulary used by controllers and manipulators is presented...
...Her "Control in Black in White" chapter is one of the best ones, which exposes various fallacies and displays mind-influencing techniques....
...While reading all the negative that does exist, it's not all hopeless. There is a way to freedom and that is the reason for this book....

Dr. Paul Martin founder of Wellspring Retreat for the Spiritually Abused says, "This is by far one of the best books on the subject. Twisted Scriptures can be a very valuable resource and self-help guide. Few books compare to this fine resource.""

From the Author

"Twisted Scriptures" is saving lives!
Last week, a cult member, Debbie called me; she was terribly upset. The previous week, a friend gave her my book, "Twisted Scriptures." She had read four chapters of the book and identified with the abuse in her church but could not let go of the group because her friend in the group, was one week over due for delivery. Debbie’s group did not believe in medical doctors. Her friend was not well; she feared that this mother and the baby were in danger of dying. Debbie stayed in her group to help her friend through her delivery.
...Finally her friend went into labor and pushed for over eight hours on a closed cervix; it was a very traumatic. Somehow Debbie was able to convince the group to let her get her to the emergency room and an emergency cesarean was done. The doctor said that the baby should have been dead but it was alive.
... If "Twisted Scriptures" didn't get into her hands recently, she would not have been strong enough to stand up to this group. Debbie is now free of the destructive group.

Here is email that I received from Tronto: "Wayne say's he has now quit the Faith movement after getting half way through your book. ...It amazes me that he tolerated it that long. He has been in the WOF[Word of Faith] for over 14 years."

Give a book to someone you think is being dominated and controlled, you will be glad you did!

Edition details

• Publisher: Control Techniques Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0964958805
• ISBN 13: 9780964958807
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 273