Entrapment: Wierwille's Agenda and Legacy

[skyrider]

Happy New Year.

Happy Freedom from a cult.

When I sit back and reflect upon those days in a cult.........it belied every aspect of "freedom in Christ." 

None of this was happenstance.......it was deliberate.  A snare was set in my path and it altered every decision and direction of my life going forward.  But....but.....but "the Bible was taught and you learned so much," right?  Wrong.  I believe wierwille's agenda and motives were deceptive and dark.  The word that comes to mind is.......ENTRAPMENT. 

So much of twi's history has been further clarified in Mrs. Wierwille's book.........seen here, Click.  All of this brings clarity to those who were indoctrinated by wierwille's mantle, "The Man of God" and opens discussion for even more devious motives.  Namely, wierwille's past portrays him as a bench-warmer, a back-row participant.  So, he spends years and years trying to find an edge, a gimmick, an opportunity to step into the spotlight.  And, Leonard's class was that "edge"......except wierwille skewed it to his advantage.

The Three-Pronged Strategy of Wierwille's Agenda:

1. Foundational Class......and other classes
2. Outreach programs......WOW and Way Corps
3. The Way Tree structure

PFAL was not taught to lead us into "freedom in Christ".......it was taught to herd us to twi's canyon (dependency).  Segments 8-12 were driving the herd to *speak in tongues*.......and then, "stand with the ministry that taught you the word.  Therefore, STAND."  See, it was only twi (cough, cough) that had "the word"........even though wierwille had spent 15-20 years going to other men's seminars and retreats.  Oh, the irony....LOL.

Outreach programs.........Go WOW:  offer them "the class" and if they don't want it, move on.  The Class, The Class and nothing but The Class.  What about the Christian kindness and goodness that comes with being born again?  Nope.  Sell the class.....and if they don't sign up, go find someone else.  And, the corps program........learn to be the best twig coordinator you can be.  Translation:  Be better prepared to teach pfal material, run classes and help at ministry events.  In other words, be a sycophant follower to the cult.

The Way Tree structure was/is a perversion of Christian doctrine and thought.  Yes, small groups and bible study are helpful and welcomed.......but not pyramid structuring.  The corps program escalated the "social-class structure" and ushered in irreparable damage.  Corps versus non-corps?  Staff at the spiritual epicenter?  Was this wierwille's agenda to embed a striving culture within the ranks?  And, even if it was a detrimental outcropping.......why didn't wierwille address it or stop it?  Could it be......this was wierwille's conniving agenda all along?

Hopefully, more people will find the exit doors in 2018.

 

 

[Grace Valerie Claire]

5 hours ago, skyrider said:

Happy New Year.

Happy Freedom from a cult.

When I sit back and reflect upon those days in a cult.........it belied every aspect of "freedom in Christ." 

None of this was happenstance.......it was deliberate.  A snare was set in my path and it altered every decision and direction of my life going forward.  But....but.....but "the Bible was taught and you learned so much," right?  Wrong.  I believe wierwille's agenda and motives were deceptive and dark.  The word that comes to mind is.......ENTRAPMENT. 

So much of twi's history has been further clarified in Mrs. Wierwille's book.........seen here, Click.  All of this brings clarity to those who were indoctrinated by wierwille's mantle, "The Man of God" and opens discussion for even more devious motives.  Namely, wierwille's past portrays him as a bench-warmer, a back-row participant.  So, he spends years and years trying to find an edge, a gimmick, an opportunity to step into the spotlight.  And, Leonard's class was that "edge"......except wierwille skewed it to his advantage.

The Three-Pronged Strategy of Wierwille's Agenda:

1. Foundational Class......and other classes
2. Outreach programs......WOW and Way Corps
3. The Way Tree structure

PFAL was not taught to lead us into "freedom in Christ".......it was taught to herd us to twi's canyon (dependency).  Segments 8-12 were driving the herd to *speak in tongues*.......and then, "stand with the ministry that taught you the word.  Therefore, STAND."  See, it was only twi (cough, cough) that had "the word"........even though wierwille had spent 15-20 years going to other men's seminars and retreats.  Oh, the irony....LOL.

Outreach programs.........Go WOW:  offer them "the class" and if they don't want it, move on.  The Class, The Class and nothing but The Class.  What about the Christian kindness and goodness that comes with being born again?  Nope.  Sell the class.....and if they don't sign up, go find someone else.  And, the corps program........learn to be the best twig coordinator you can be.  Translation:  Be better prepared to teach pfal material, run classes and help at ministry events.  In other words, be a sycophant follower to the cult.

The Way Tree structure was/is a perversion of Christian doctrine and thought.  Yes, small groups and bible study are helpful and welcomed.......but not pyramid structuring.  The corps program escalated the "social-class structure" and ushered in irreparable damage.  Corps versus non-corps?  Staff at the spiritual epicenter?  Was this wierwille's agenda to embed a striving culture within the ranks?  And, even if it was a detrimental outcropping.......why didn't wierwille address it or stop it?  Could it be......this was wierwille's conniving agenda all along?

Hopefully, more people will find the exit doors in 2018.

 

 

Sky, 

[skyrider]

Hey twi..........keep your millions, security guards and "ice fortress".................pppfffffffttttt.

LOVE is an open door  !!

 

 

[chockfull]

VPW studied homiletics and applied them to remove Christians from their local churches.   He was employed by a local denomination until his criticism of foreign missions combined with an affair with a secretary that could scarcely be covered up caused his need to resign.  He of course told a different story involving audible revelation from God and snow on gas pumps.   So he resigned and started the Way.  He tried to coerce church goers to take his class for years unsuccessfully.  So to differentiate himself, he publishes "Jesus Christ is Not God" and calls all the heads of denominations "seed of the serpent".  In support of this, he further develops logic, teachings, collateral materials and full books on the day Jesus died making a big deal out of inaccuracies of tradition.  He also did this with Jesus birth, as well as how many people were executed with Jesus on the same day, how many times Peter denied him, etc.  Flim-flam manipulation of scripture all with the goal of building a name and an empire as the only one who really knows about Jesus.   All that background just so he could say "if you can't trust them on the simple details regarding Jesus life and ministry, how can you trust them with eternal life?"  And win young hearts and undisciplined minds to do his bidding.  Run them through a machine all geared to make VPW the next best thing to Jesus Christ returning in his resurrected body, a real living "apostle" that God told audibly he would teach the truths of the Bible "like it hadn't been known from the first century".  And no, undoubtedly he did twist things beyond what anyone was able to accomplish with scripture since the first century.

Way followers, you want truth you will never arrive at being in the Way until the next century?

John 3:16

Find a local church you like.

 

Edited January 3, 2018 by chockfull