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- What are the top ten cults in the U. S. ? - ChristianAnswers. Net
If you truly want to make someone look bad these days, call the group or church to which they belong a cult! Instantly, that person or group is identified with David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, Jim Jones and the People's Temple, or Marshall Applewhite and Heaven's Gate—a few of the most notorious and contemporary examples of destructive “cults” in America
- The Occult: What is the difference between the words “Cult” and “Occult . . .
CULT AND OCCULT- Introduction The words “cult” and “occult” are popular terms that should not be confused with one another So, what is the difference between them? CULT AND OCCULT- Cult The term “cult” is typically used by the secular media to describe religious or semi-religious groups whose members are controlled in almost every single respect by a single individual Some good
- What is the definition of a cult? - GotQuestions. org
A cult is a group that teaches doctrines that, if believed, will cause a person to remain unsaved A cult claims to be part of a religion, yet it denies essential truth (s) of that religion Therefore, a Christian cult will deny one or more of the fundamental truths of Christianity while still claiming to be Christian
- What Is a Religious Cult? - Christian Research Institute
WHAT IS A CULT- Psuedo-Christian Cults These groups deny or distort fundamental Christian doctrines such as the Trinity, the deity of Christ, and salvation by grace through faith alone
- The Branch Davidians - Christian Research Institute
The teachings of David Koresh caused the beliefs of the Branch Davidian cult to withdraw even further from the realm of orthodoxy The following doctrines came from Koresh: The King James Version (KJV) is the only true and uncorrupted translation of the Bible 35 Koresh is the only one who can interpret Scripture 36 Koresh is the antitypical
- Mormonism: Christian, Cult, or - Christian Research Institute
IS MORMONISM A CULT? The definition of cult varies depending on the source The Latin word cultus originally meant worship of a god In the twentieth century, it came to refer to a religious group—oftentimes considering itself Christian—that contradicted essential teaching of biblical Christianity
- What is The Way International? - GotQuestions. org
By all rational tests, it fits the definition of a cult The Way International promotes the two beliefs that are consistent with every Christian cult—they deny the deity of Jesus Christ and they believe in works righteousness, the idea that we can get to heaven by our own effort
- Who are the Two by Twos and the Cooneyites, and what do they believe . . .
The Two by Twos and Cooneyites exhibit many marks of a cult, including their denial of core Christian doctrine, their insistence that they alone have “the truth,” and their teaching that salvation depends upon being faithful to their leaders
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