Post Pentecostalism: one year later
So I left this apostolic pentecostal chruch after attending it for a year and half. Got invited by a ex coworker. Was able to get out. Cut ties with everyone and blocked them After finding a new job. Never been happier. Pentecostalism is very oppressive and legalistisc. The organization i was in was a cult going off the BITE model definition.
I'm now LCMS Lutheran. I much prefer the structured liturgical service and solid theology over the hours long pentecostal services that never end. The over reliance on emotionalism to make up for weak theology and the church leaders preying (not praying) on weak minded emotionally vulnerable people was horrible. Whiping people up into an emotional frenzy and preying on their insecurities just to grift them and gulit trip them was wrong.
For those of you raised in those churches i'm so sorry you had to endure that spiritual Abuse. And for those still debating to leave or wanting to leave. RUN dont walk away. You will have to take drastics measures.