Prayer Warrior
Well-Known Member
I understand what you're saying, but I use the term "cult" conservatively, just so you know.And I was just encouraging you to make that fact a bit more obvious.
For example, I don't apply the term to every church that doesn't totally agree with my beliefs. If I did this, I would consider every denomination a cult in some way. I use the term to mean groups that veer from fundamental Christian doctrines found in the Bible that most denominations (at least, Protestant denominations) agree on. I say Protestant because I'm most familiar with Protestant doctrines.
I've attended churches of many different denominations, so I realize that there are disagreements about doctrine between the denominations, but I see these disagreements as a matter of stressing one Bible doctrine over another (like free will or predestination). Both doctrines clearly exist in the Bible.
Generally, cults go outside the Bible to form their doctrines (at least some of their doctrines). Or a cult will rewrite portions of the Bible to support their unbiblical beliefs. Often, they have other books that they see as equal to Bible authority or even above the Bible in authority.
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