“they all have one strong feature in common...they use Christian verbage, distort it and twist it...and also with the same end result in mind...”You will be like God or become a God.””
The “Gospel of self-esteem” fits in there rather neatly!
Yes, the focus is directly on the individual...24/7 along with all the fuzzy stokes so they "feel" special. They're like a woman looking for a sugar daddy...shower the individual with a false sense of love...til they have taken the bait. But they are really after the revenue coffers. Later, once they are well indoctrinated to their thinking, then the pressure begins....people are afraid not to comply because then the care and love would cease. Many have abondonment issues to begin with so for them that in itself will keep them trapped in these organizations.