Glossary

The lexicon within The Family consists of many words or terms with meaning particular to the group. The lexicon maintains a strong influence from the hippy culture from which the group was born.

A

Abrahim Activated amen apostate

B

backslide backslider babe babe's status Babylon the whore bait battle Bible woman Bible name big lie, the brother bundle of faith burden Burn After Reading (BAR) busking by faith

C

catacomber Charter Charter Member (CM) check in the spirit churchianity clowning colony come-union Consider the Poor (CTP) Continental Officer (CO) Continental Reporting Office (CRO) cult

D

Dad deceivers yet true demerit devotions disciple Disciples and Friends Only (DFO) Disciples Only (DO) Disciple Training Revolution (DTR)

E

EURCRO enemy end-time Escort Servicing (ESing)

F

faith trip family day Family Teen Tape (FTT) fast, the fasting Father David fear of the Lord feast, the Fellow Member (FM) Fellowship of Independent Christian Churches fish fleebag Flirty Fishing (FFing) flock forsake all free day

G

GBAKY GBY get out Good News magazine (GN) goat going for the gold golden seeds General Public (GP) Grandpa Grapevine gypsy

H

Heaven's Girl Heaven's Magic Heaven's Library Heavenly City School (HCS) heavy hitchhiking spirits home Home Services

I

ILY Independent Reporting Form (IRF) inspiration in the flesh in the spirit in the word

J

Junior End Time Teen (JETT) Junior Teen (JT) Jesus baby Jesus Job Time (JJT)

K

keys of the kingdom KGFG Kiddie Viddie king King and Queen King and Queen Servants (KQS) Kohutek

L

Law of Love LHHW lit litness love charter love-up Loving Jesus (LJ)

M

magic green shirt mammon meat Middle Children (MC) milk Missionary Kids (MKs) Missionary Member (MM) Mo Mo letter movie night Music With Meaning (MWM)

N

NACRO National Area Fellowship Meeting (NAFM) Natural law Need Work On (NWO) new bottle new wine new weapons

O

old bottle older children (OC) one wife Open Heart Report (OHR) our husband out of the spirit outreach

P

PACRO parent time persecution postering praise time praise words and chants press in probation provisioning PTL purge

R

Reorganization Nationalization Revolution (RNR) Rest and Recuperation (RNR) rest day revolutionary Roman rotten apple royal family RTC programs

S

SACRO sample saved Second Generation Adult (SGA) selah Senior Teen (ST) sharing sharing schedule sheep shepherd silence restriction sister Small Children (SC) sold out spirit guide spirit helper spirit trip swats system system name systemite

T

take out of the way tapenessing Taurug teamwork teamworkers Teen Training Camp (TTC) Teens for Christ testimony Third Culture Kids (TCKs) threesome tithe Tithe Report Form (TRF) tongue lashing Treasure Attic TRF supporter (TSer) trial TTL TYJ

V

Vandari victor victor camp victor program victory vidnessing visa trip Visiting Servant (VS) voting member

W

witness witnessing WLY wolf Wonder Working Words (WWW) word Word and Rest (WNR), (W&R) word time words of David World Services (WS) worldly

Y

Young Adult (YA) Younger Children (YC)

Z

Zine

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