You must be part of this group to be saved or healed. The group has over-simplified answers to life's questions for every question you ask. Theirs are the ONLY answers. The Bible, if used, is quoted selectively but out of context. Warnings - Recruits are told that Satan will cause relatives and friends to say bad things about the group.
Recruits soon trust only group members.
Guilt and Fear - Groups focuses on individual's sinful nature and the need to purge the old personality. Schedule Control, Fatigue - Study and service to group are mandatory, taking up almost all the time of the new member, making them too busy to question or to listen to others. Family, friends, jobs and hobbies are squeezed out, further isolating the new member. Attack Independent Thought - Critical thinking is discouraged as prideful and sinful. Blind acceptance is encouraged.