This often begins almost immediately after professing. The mind and will may be completely taken over by the logic presented by the workers. However, the gut feeling, emotions, or conscience often indicates that something is not quite right. This doubt causes a feeling of guilt which the person attempts to stuff and deny. However, the conscience continues to exert itself causing the person to question things.
Most people don t know what to question.
They rarely have enough wisdom to question the history or the doctrine of the group. The person will give lip service to the group but in reality often behaves or does things that are against the rules. If the person is observant and alert, he or she may notice some discrepancies between what the scripture says and what is done within the group. Or he may hear of a scandal or problem that bothers him. The person may hear of the history of the church and begin to wonder why he was lied to regarding the founder of the group.