The Arrangements - These are a set of rules and regulations within the LHMM that were mainly set up by Paul Johnson for the basis of organization and control. They are unwritten and not Biblically based. People within the group appeal to them all the time to justify decisions. A better name for them might be called “the traditions”. It has been said that the arrangements are simply common sense with a little of the holy spirit mixed in which is a very subjective statement. It means the arrangements can be whatever you want them to be, yet you must follow them.
How important is following “the arrangements”? In E5 page 136 Johnson writes, “Revolutionism against the Lord's arrangements given through “that Servant” is a sign that the Lord gave to enable ones living in the Epiphany period to recognize those manifested as having lost the High Calling.”
In other words, if you go against what Johnson has determined were the rules, then you have lost your place in heaven. In many cases Johnson publicly declared who were the unfaithful ones.
See the book "The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse: Recognizing and Escaping Spiritual Manipulation and False Spiritual Authority Within the Church" by by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen
Sunday, January 13, 2008
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