- 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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