No Way

i attend an offshoot, but by my friend who is massively involved (never was with the way though) constantly corrects me when i say "create, luck/lucky" or anything that they feel degrades the word or my relationship with god. it's amazing how they can teach that we are saved by grace and confessing that jesus christ died for our sins and was raised from the dead by god, but then we have to limit and "educate" our vocabulary....that sounds like works to me. if i wanted to be saved by works and worship idols i would've never left the catholic church.

Thanks Raf. I've definately been lurking here since.

i forgot to mention that the fellowships i've been attending consist mainly of people 30 and under. most under 25. there is also a teen/kid fellowship run by the same people but there are only a few kids in it. the adult one has tons of people.

i think i can answer your question. i was never in the way. i joined an offshoot last year because i went to one fellowship with someone i became friends with and i really enjoyed the fellowship and the way it all worked out....however, more and more into it they started reading a lot of wierwille books, so i did some research and asked some questions on another forum. raphael from living epistles wrote me an email just asking why i questioned so much. i found this site through his and continued to read up on the history of the way. i love/loved our fellowships very much until they started presenting our fellowships with wierwille tapes and constantly referring to him as "a great man, dr. wierwille" and etc. i cringe when i hear someone refer to him as great because i felt the fellowship should be about the word of god, and not the teachings of a man. the people at these fellowships are 90% people who got into the word long after vpw died and they look up to him as a leader of a great ministry. whenever i asked about twi, they just explain that after vpw died, that it became corrupt. some of the things i have noticed is the words these people use. the way these people all speak is very difficult for me to accept and the fact that there are words that i have been told recently not to say bothers me. god forbid i say luck, create, and etc.... i get a lecture about each of these words and why as a christian i should not say such things. i also have been told that i should not refer to people outside the word as "friends" and my family is my "worldy family." wtf is that? these are people who raised me and loved me when i had nobody. i am so thankful i found this site. i was hungry for the word of god (now i am starting to sound like them) but instead i got disciplined and alienated from the people i dearly love. i miss my "worldly" life and even though i am not half as messed up as the people who were wrecked by twi, i definately have been damaged by what i thought was a loving bible research ministry. the fellowships are very loving and the only really uncomfortable thing about them is manifestations. i love learning about the word of god, but lately, i find that i haven't been believing in it as much as i did before i realized that i should make my move to get out. while these people are very kind and love god, the kind of love i need doesn't seem to come from them. i'd rather get a hug from my parents and know that it's genuine and that they love me no matter what, not just because i'm part of their fellowship.