National Cult Awareness Group Joins Fight Against Generations
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Praise God!
John:
Thank you for your devotion and dedication in exposing Witmer and Generations Church. You are not alone!
Keep up the good work!
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And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
"Son of man, these men [Witmer, McDonald, Goheen, Shephard and the rest] have set up their idols in their hearts, and put before them that which causes them to stumble into iniquity. Should I let Myself be inquired of at all by them? 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart,and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him who comes, according to the multitude of his idols,that I may seize the house of Israel by their heart, because they are all estranged from Me by their idols." "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Repent, turn away from your idols, and turn your faces away from all your abominations.For anyone of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who separates himself from Me and sets up his idols in his heart and puts before him what causes him to stumble into iniquity, then comes to a prophet to inquire of him concerning Me, I the LORD will answer him by Myself.I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of My people. Then you shall know that I [am] the LORD.
(Ezekiel 14:2-8)
Generations mirrors Israel.
Witmer; Humble yourself, return what you have stolen, and pray God grants you repentance!
Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
(Jude 1:11)
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I am a former member of Northwest Church, Orlando. Also a G12 'church'. The goings on within Northwest are a disgrace. Control, manipulation, power orchestrated by fallen individuals within its leadership. The 'church' describes itself as healing and restoration. Thought reform nonsense utilized within cell and church sermons are used to control sheeple. The leadership monitors the social lives and records comments made by those who attend cells. A cell is an apt word for the bible 'study' group.
http://www.cephas-library.com/transformation/transformation_cell_groups_update.html
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Just want to encourage you to really go after this so called ministry. What a farce. I have been saved since 1970 and have seen a great falling away in the church with regards to holiness and the word of God....keep up the good work...
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I stumbled upon your website, and subsequently, linked to your blog. My husband is a Captain at MCAS Yuma, and he has been saying for years that it is a cult!
When we first moved to Yuma in 2006, a friend recommended a sitter for our 4 year old son. She had the Generations "emblem" on the back of her car, but I had no idea what it was. I assumed it was some sort of rock band logo... Anyhow, we used her regularly for a few months, but every time I went to her house I was a bit creeped out that she was incessantly talking about God and her church leader--almost synonymously. I would kind of say, "Okay, that's sounds great." I am agnostic, so normally when anyone starts in on me about religion, I kind of shut down. However, I got a strange feeling, so I decided to pay attention. (Now, in no way did I ever think that she would harm my child--on the contrary, she was amazing with him--honestly, I just thought she was sleeping with the preacher.) Moving on... so in paying attention, it seemed like she was some sort of "scout" for the church. ALWAYS asking if I had friends that needed a church or if my husband knew any Marines that were "faithless." Finally, I told her that, as an officer, my husband was in a relatively influential position, and we were not about to use that to push anyone toward any organized church. There are chaplains in each squadron that could guide them much better than we could. She said, "Oh, I did not realize he was an officer. I appeal more to the enlisted, I guess because of my age." I was like, WTF? But she never mentioned a SINGLE word about religion again!
Fast forward a month or so to the Marine Corps Ball... She was watching our son, and we went to her home to pick him up--at 11pm, mind you--and she was not home! I called and called her cell phone, and when she finally answered, she told me she was at church and that something had come up. I followed the directions, and ended up at Generations Church. I could not believe my eyes. It was like a rave! There were very few adults and tons of teenagers everywhere... it was smoky, they had wild hair, piercings and tattoos everywhere. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not judging--I've got tattoos and I'm married to a Marine. I've seen some pretty interesting characters over the years... but this was different. You have this woman that lived in an upscale neighborhood--prim and proper--out with a bunch of teenagers at 11pm. Sorry... something wasn't adding up.
I had a few choice words with her, and let her know that we wouldn't be needing her services any longer.
Now, I cannot say for certain, so this is merely speculation, BUT neither her nor her husband worked. They both went to school for early childhood education... they lived in a 200k+ home, drove a nice SUV, and wore designer clothes... and were closely linked to the leader of the church. I believe that the church was their "job." I could go on, but I'm out of characters-thanks for the site!
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Reading this re-inforces my doubts and issues with organized religion as a whole. If there is an angle, the criminal mind will find it. Te actions of some of these "Pastors" not only straddles, but crosses over to the criminal. Not even addressing the ethical and moral issue brought to the fore by their questionable character and actions. I see too many willing to fall for this con. Sad, very sad that not even the "sacred" is sacred anymore.
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