HOW to DETERMINE A CULT GROUP?

[Breakeven]

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Let us discuss on the subject about CULT groups.....Naa mo idea on how to distinguish them from the real Church?

Here's how to determine a cult....
Church or Cult? - 200 Questions

[Breakeven]

welcome everyone.....share your opinion in a nice way....

God bless.

[_hizuka_]

to determine if it is a cult group:

1. tanawun nimo ilang ginabuhat kung mosupak ba sa commandments sa ginoo... like kung nakaworship2x og mga rebolto, magsige og pray sa saints para tabangan, buhat2x og sariling interpretation sa bible masking wala jud gihisgot.... mao nang cult

2. kung ang leader sa group is ang tan-aw niya sa kaugalingon kay high enought na to the point nga pwede himoon xa og murag ginoo (a man that is surrounded with bald people which has gold cups, gold plates, and other jewelries.. )

3. to be continued .....kay basig mahighblood unya ang dili makadawat sa tinuod...

[KlaytoN]

@TS: It depends kung kaninong grupo mo tinanong yung question..

In the eyes of the Roman Catholic, all other non-catholic christian denominations are cults. "Outside of the mother church there is no salvation!".. Kasama na na yang grupong kinabibilangan mo..

In the eyes of your group @TS, cults are those groups propagating teachings that contradicts your own church doctrines..

When i was still a christian, i believe that cults are founded in persona especially that person is somewhat almost equal in authority and influence aside from the usual deities.. Example:

Roman Catholicism- The Papacy
Islam- Muhammad
Lutheranism- Martin Luther
Mormonism- Joseph Smith
Seventh Day Adventist- Ellen G. White
Jehovah's Witness- Charles Taze Russell
Iglesia Ni Cristo- Felix Y. Manalo
Nation of Islam- Wallace Fard Muhammad
Church of Scientology- L. Ron Hubbard ( or is it Tom Cruise? hehe)
Juche- Kim Il Sung
Unification Church- Rev. Yong Myung Moon
Church of Satan- Anton Szandor LaVey
Falun Gong- Li Hongzhi
Kngdom of Jesus Christ..- Apollo Quiboloy
Ang Dating Daan- Eli Soriano
....and many more

I only mentioned the prominent groups that have some form of influence in our filipino society.

[silent-kill]

if buhi pa ang founder.. then cult na siya, kong patay na religion nana.

[Breakeven]

@hizuka, klayton

naa moy point part.....but let's hear from others

This is what i believed...Any religious group which accepts most doctrines but not all of the key historical Christian doctrines (ex: the divinity of Jesus, virgin birth, the Trinity, salvation by faith, etc.).

more info about cult groups.....

What is a cult?

What is a cult? In our society, we think of a cult as a group that practices Satan worship or sacrifices animals. In reality, cults often appear as innocent groups who provide physical and religious assistance to a community.

There are basically two kinds of cults. The first kind is a manipulative group who controls its members completely and demands complete commitment and loyalty. The second kind of cult is one who deviates from biblical Christianity.

The Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions defines a cult as: "A separate religious group generally claiming compatibility with Christianity but whose doctrines contradict those of historic Christianity and who practices and ethical standards violate those of biblical Christianity."1

The respected book Kingdom of the Cults, quotes Dr. Charles Braden as defining a cult to be: "…any religious group which differs significantly in some one or more respects as to belief or practice from those religious groups which are regarded as the normative expressions of religion in our total culture."2

Basically, what makes a religious group a cult is a denial of the essential doctrines of the Christian faith. For example: denial of the deity of Jesus Christ or the Trinity, denial of Jesus' resurrection, denial of salvation by faith, etc.

Another distinguishing factor of cults is the way they twist the Bible and interpret it incorrectly. Many cults take verses out of context, combine passages that aren't relevant to each other, and use incorrect definitions of theological terms.

These theological teachings are presented to people slowly and the thinking process of the person is gradually changed. As an inquirer hears the doctrine presented repeatedly, they gradually accept points one at a time.

1 John 4:1-3 instructs us: "Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world."

What is A Cult

[jangska]

kanang ilang mga dako2 kay mag pa kiss sa sing2 ug sa sapatos mao nay culto.

[Ferrari 430 Scuderia]

in your pov, kanang masonry bai cult na cya? or brotherhood? kuryoso mn ko ana. no offense sa ako pangutana.

[cesar_jr12]

to determine if it is a cult group:

1. tanawun nimo ilang ginabuhat kung mosupak ba sa commandments sa ginoo... like kung nakaworship2x og mga rebolto, magsige og pray sa saints para tabangan, buhat2x og sariling interpretation sa bible masking wala jud gihisgot.... mao nang cult

2. kung ang leader sa group is ang tan-aw niya sa kaugalingon kay high enought na to the point nga pwede himoon xa og murag ginoo (a man that is surrounded with bald people which has gold cups, gold plates, and other jewelries.. )

3. to be continued .....kay basig mahighblood unya ang dili makadawat sa tinuod...

daghan nang gipang atake bro kay daghan ang naigo...
" bato bato sa langit, ang tamaan wag magagalit "

[ethzneuron]

cult = any church|belief that is != to your church|belief

let's say, christian would say kulto ning mga satanic.
in reference to their beliefs, satanic would say kulto ning mga christian.