Gothard offered a script of contrition, so I looked up her phone number, dialed, and read my repentance. My mind immediately went to a high-school girlfriend I’d heartlessly dumped as I made my way to college four years prior. To be released from former transgressions freed us for future treasure, or something like that. Past conflict clogged up one’s conscience. Specifically, Gothard directed us to seek out those we’d offended and ask forgiveness. Obedience begets blessings, peace of mind, and confidence in one’s relationship with God.
Gothard’s principles for life’s dilemmas included specific practices based on the Bible.
Authority is God-given, Bill Gothard taught, and in his moral universe, any diversion from obedience disturbed the force and ignited interpersonal conflict, along with personal anger and resentment. As a recent college graduate in 1983, I sat spellbound with thousands in my southern city civic center, mesmerized by a mousy man projected on a big screen who taught us we must submit to authority in every domain of life.
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