- Cult
Characteristics
- 1. Faulty interpretation
of the Bible
- 2. They question authority
of the Bible
- 3. Salvation by grace
is added to "Salvation = Faith + Works"
- 4. Their god or gods are
not the God of the Bible
- 5. Doctrinal changes -
" progressive revelation "
- 6. Add extra-scriptural
writings
- 7. Saying one thing in
public, another in private
- 8. Only group God deals
with - " remnant "
- 9. Date setting - false
prophecies
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- 10. Vigorously attacks
Christianity
- 11. Concept of Jesus is
contrary to truth of Bible
- 12. Head of the organization
comes between God and man
- 13. Claim to answer all
religious questions
- 14. Division of believers
loyalty between church & God
- 15. " Us against
the world " attitude
- 16. Doctrine of Last Things
is overemphasized
- 17. Deny personality of
Holy Spirit
- 18. Different view of
immortality of soul
- 19. Definitions of human
nature & sin different from Bible
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