In Reply to: To Fred posted by Acheick on March 30, 2004 at 16:26:01:
You said, "I think the key is to never depend on someone else, or some other body of believers, or some other group. It's ok to be a part of something, but not to become dependent on it. Berg & Maria acted as our parents and we became dependent on them and their doctrines. I am having to learn to be who I am without anyone's other ideology or influence in my life."
I remember reading Berg's advice in some of his first letters to beware of that very thing - beware of becoming dependent. He encouraged us to look to Jesus, said that he could fail, others could fail, denominations could fail, etc... Yet, it's pretty hard not to become dependent, especially since we were babes, and then he started the drip that he was the Entime Prophet and Jesus (through Berg's mouth) was supporting that and encouraging us to 'hear the words of our Father David.', blah blah blah. It was subtle but effective. I sometimes wonder if he read a book on how to hook us like that.
Congrats on getting educated. I've been thinking to do the same recently.