Amish cult

Amish issues

It's unfortunate how cults twist Scripture. And they keep them separated in a community where they are controlled. There were several "Christian" communes in 60s and 70s, even tho most fizzled away, they were wrong to separate from the world just like nuns & monks.

Scripture says we are in the world not of it. We are separate from the things that are evil in the world. We are not to be separated from people, we are among pagans, even the entire mission field of the NT was in traveling that known world region from Israel to Rome etc. The NT clearly shows this. We are to go into the world like Jesus, mingle with the world, share the gospel (needGod.com) and to do good to others and believers. If we are born again in Christ, a new person Transformed by God at salvation...then they will live a godly life, despite being around pagans (unsaved),  and believers do what's right cuz they love God.

Cults are rigid. There's Mind control. Information control and behavior control. Theyre works based. And if they leave they incorrectly think that's what religion is and who God is.... and its so far from the truth. 

That theyre worse off because they've been decieved and have mixed up unbiblical things in their head and many can't trust or look into the things of the one true God so they go full on 100% away from anything God. [Not a great analogy but still....Think of a puppy that's been mistreated and doesn't trust anyone, until they're shown true love and care]. They were burned and don't want it to be hurt again. They dont know who the true trustworthy good one is. 

Religion does nothing but entrap and enslave people and it can never change people, only God can. You can make a culture out of some kind of moral rules and laws and legalism like Amish and religions globally do, but if there's true spiritual change thru being born again...you will be content wherever you are living, you will love to do what's right, you will love The Lord. But if you aren't, you will always be tempted, and never measure up to any legalism of a religion and the ridiculous rules they create.

One of the main problems with the Amish is not that they have a Christian base to their religion. It's not that they dress in those clothes, though that's legalism. it's not that they use good methods to not have to utilize electricity, it's not that they use old style irons. Nor that they live simple lives, that the women live in the biblical role they were designed for and to do, and the men in their roles. 

...It's that they distorted Scripture. And in doing so the Amish created a god that isn't the true God, and made a religion that isn't the true faith. Its one of legalism and rules instead of freedom and truth. It's like that since forever, as they have so-called "church" in their own homes w the Father doing little Bible reading and they  are very uneducated in Scripture.

If they are not born again, not living in freedom. They simply created a religious cult commune where they try to control sinful people, but since theres no conversion, no change, it's all legalistic and useless, as they continue enslaved in sin. They also cannot live contently and wrestlessness in the cult life - sin tempts the unregenerate; they live in secret sin wherever they can, then 🤷‍♀️ they send the kids into the world and do be tempted to do sinful things in a one or two week debauchery before telling them to choose the cult Or lose their family and friends. And being given a taste of the real world, it that causes the teen to want to experience all the freedom America has to offer, and live in the real world... many want to leave. 

truth is, The Amish could hold to any real Christian values, like the boyfriend noted, And live right Christian lives if they're saved. They could be who God put each person in the world to be, but they choose chains and restrictions on their adherents instead of freedom in Christ. If you are free you don't need chains to hold you to God. Chains hold people in false religion. They manipulate, lie and damage families.

I don't know if anybody remembers the amish shooting in pennsylvania. One of the children that got shot was a woman's niece. She was asked how she felt about it, and the Amish lady said "we have to forgive." Yet then she turned around and said that "her son  had left the Amish religion to go to a 'worldly' Christian Church". And the lady who was speaking with the Amish gal said back to her nicely... "You can forgive an evil man that killed all those children and cold blood.... but you couldn't forgive your son(?) because he chose to go to a church outside [your commune](?)... something's not right."

The cults use certain things of the Bible or add to the religion to call things a sin.
What happened to love one another?
What happened to forgiveness?
What happed to keeping family together?
What happened to true salvation?
Why do these fathers feel if they can't subdue/control their kids, (suppress them in their false religion), that its deemed a sin, and blame that it's the kids fault, and the kid should be thrown away?
Why do they constantly call something a sin when it's not?
Why do they constantly cause their children to live in fear instead of love?

They're not showing the love of Christ, not loving others and not loving who they deem "their enemies"

These parents are pointing and picking at others sins (the teen) but have their own sins, and if the child "sins" a certian sin [going into the real world] they throw them away.... and it's like they're throwing their child to hell ...when they're on they're way there too, 🤷‍♀️ but cannot see their own hypocrisy of that. 

Theres so many more issues I have with this cult.

If they were truly in Christ they are free from the bondage of sin. Free from the penalty of sin, free to live rightly. Free to live in the world among others, nit hidden away in their seperate communities. Those kinds of things do not help them, nor helps them obey Scriptures, and to go into the world with the gospel. You cant reach people if you dont live among them, and if you arent mingking with the unsaved in the world. Hiding away does not accomplish nor obey Scripture. If you are saved, you are set apart by God, different. Not able to be unsaved, not able to be corrupted by the world, because the Holy Spirit lives in you and guides you. 

I'm so glad people have access to modern things now, like the internet where they can find the truth. Amish really don't tho. Each of their communes across the country prey on the fact that in modern times, they don't worry about the internet, cuz they don't allow it.  I hope theres a mass exodus out of all cults and false religions. I really really do.

I'm just so happy that Eternity with Jesus, there won't have any sin staining eternity ever, and that everything will perfect, holy, truthful, good and 100% free from deception and sin. A place no one will be enslaved. All are free and all the good God revealed in Scripture will be eternal and ours to enjoy.

Be free >>> NeedGod.com 

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