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Pray for your brother and ask God to help you share Christ’s love with him. Cult members are often very resistant to outsiders, but pray that in time he will see this group’s false claims. Most of all, may his experience challenge you and your family to a deeper commitment to Christ.
A do-it-yourself salvation, science fiction group that masquerades as the true Church, lightly sprayed with a thin veneer of Christianity. Seeks to destroy through litigation and character assassination those who speak out against the group. The Twelve Tribes. This group began in the early 1970s with Elbert Eugene Spriggs.
There are clear marks between cults and faith in the one true God, Jesus Christ. True Christianity is when Christ alone is worshiped as Lord and Savior. Some cults dismiss Christ completely or suggest that He was only a great teacher; others claim salvation is not to be found in Christ, and still others deny that He rose from the grave.
Concerning cults, Mr. Graham has said: “Cults can take many forms. Some cults are openly and clearly influenced by non-Christian religions (such as some that originate in the Far East). Others, however, claim to be Christian and may actually incorporate some of the teachings of Christianity, while they deny certain truths in the Bible.
Christianity rejected. Cults often suggest that the “true” Christian church has failed, thinned out, or died. They may also believe some of Jesus teaching was omitted from the Bible or was subverted by self-seeking, godless men. The result, they say, is a contemporary Christian church that doesn't teach the truth. Thus, they reject ...
A cult can be defined as a religious group which teaches doctrines or beliefs that deviate from truth, and truth is found in the Word of God known as the Holy Bible. False religions or cults either distort truth or focus on half-truths.
Some cults openly deny the Christian faith, while others mimic Christian practices and actually claim to believe the Bible—don't be misled.
Although the story is untrue (Procter & Gamble is owned by stockholders, not some sinister cult of moon worshipers!), the company dropped the symbol from its product in 1985, so exasperating were the false accusations and bad publicity that the logo had caused. The story continues to be circulated, mainly by misguided Christians.
Second, cults always reject what the Bible teaches about itself. The Bible alone is God’s Word—but cults add to it or substitute other books in its place. One cult even insists that its “translation” of the Bible is the only reliable one—in spite of the fact scholars universally reject it.
“I really want to believe in God and in Jesus, but I just can't conquer my doubts. Whenever I think I've put them behind me, then I start wondering if I'm just kidding myself and maybe God doesn't even exist.