What is a cult?

[missmuffet]

A cult actually is a group of religious members who deny one or more of the fundamental truths of Christianity.

[Ausie 52]

A cult also believes that it alone is right and all else are wrong.

[Your closest friendnt]

6 hours ago, missmuffet said:

A cult actually is a group of religious members who deny one or more of the fundamental truths of Christianity.

Can you please list the fundamentals truths of Christianity? 

[missmuffet]

27 minutes ago, Your closest friendnt said:

Can you please list the fundamentals truths of Christianity? 

Fundamentalism is built on five tenets of the Christian faith, although there is much more to the movement than adherence to these tenets:

1) The Bible is literally true. Associated with this tenet is the belief that the Bible is inerrant, that is, without error and free from all contradictions.

2) The virgin birth and deity of Christ. Fundamentalists believe that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary and conceived by the Holy Spirit and that He was and is the Son of God, fully human and fully divine.

3) The substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ on the cross. Fundamentalism teaches that salvation is obtained only through God’s grace and human faith in Christ’s crucifixion for the sins of mankind.

4) The bodily resurrection of Jesus. On the third day after His crucifixion, Jesus rose from the grave and now sits at the right hand of God the Father.

5) The authenticity of Jesus’ miracles as recorded in Scripture and the literal, pre-millennial second coming of Christ to earth.
 

[Your closest friendnt]

32 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

Fundamentalism is built on five tenets of the Christian faith, although there is much more to the movement than adherence to these tenets:

1) The Bible is literally true. Associated with this tenet is the belief that the Bible is inerrant, that is, without error and free from all contradictions.

2) The virgin birth and deity of Christ. Fundamentalists believe that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary and conceived by the Holy Spirit and that He was and is the Son of God, fully human and fully divine.

3) The substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ on the cross. Fundamentalism teaches that salvation is obtained only through God’s grace and human faith in Christ’s crucifixion for the sins of mankind.

4) The bodily resurrection of Jesus. On the third day after His crucifixion, Jesus rose from the grave and now sits at the right hand of God the Father.

5) The authenticity of Jesus’ miracles as recorded in Scripture and the literal, pre-millennial second coming of Christ to earth.
 

People asks questions. People who believe in Jesus Christ asks questions.

People who are saved and preach the Gospel asks to know why some Christians say things they say.

No 4.

Can you justify what you said in no 4 from the teachings of the disciples? 

[angels4u]

17 hours ago, missmuffet said:

A cult actually is a group of religious members who deny one or more of the fundamental truths of Christianity.

When people hear the word cult, they often think of a group that worships Satan, sacrifices animals, or takes part in evil, bizarre, and pagan rituals. However, in reality, a cult rarely involves such things. In fact, a cult, in the broadest sense of the word, is simply a religious system with particular rites and customs.

Usually, though, a cult is more narrowly defined, and the word refers to an unorthodox sect whose members distort the original doctrines of the religion. In a Christian context, the definition of a cult is, specifically, “a religious group that denies one or more of the fundamentals of biblical truth.” A cult is a group that teaches doctrines that, if believed, will cause a person to remain unsaved. A cult claims to be part of a religion, yet it denies essential truth(s) of that religion. Therefore, a Christian cult will deny one or more of the fundamental truths of Christianity while still claiming to be Christian.

The two most common teachings of Christian cults are that Jesus was not God and that salvation is not by faith alone. A denial of the deity of Christ results in the view that Jesus’ death was insufficient to pay for our sins. A denial of salvation by faith alone results in the teaching that salvation is achieved by our own works. The apostles dealt with cults in the early years of the church: for example, John addresses the teaching of Gnosticism in 1 John 4:1–3. John’s litmus test for godly doctrine was “Jesus Christ has come in the flesh” (verse 2)—a direct contradiction of the Gnostic heresy (cf. 2 John 1:7).

The two most well-known examples of cults today are the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons. Both groups claim to be Christian, yet both deny the deity of Christ and salvation by faith alone. Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons believe many things that are in agreement with or similar to what the Bible teaches. However, the fact that they deny the deity of Christ and preach a salvation by works qualifies them as cults. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, and members of other cults are moral people who genuinely believe they hold the truth. As Christians, our hope and prayer must be that many people involved in cults will see through the lies and will be drawn to the truth of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone.(Igotquestions.com

[Alive]

One of the more pernicious cult types is 'cult of personality', where a person takes the place of Christ as Head in any assembly of His sons.

There is more of this than any other by far. Unfortunately, most often not recognized.

[missmuffet]

12 hours ago, Your closest friendnt said:

People asks questions. People who believe in Jesus Christ asks questions.

People who are saved and preach the Gospel asks to know why some Christians say things they say.

No 4.

Can you justify what you said in no 4 from the teachings of the disciples? 

No, I posted those words. No 4. is biblical. You do not believe it?

4) The bodily resurrection of Jesus. On the third day after His crucifixion, Jesus rose from the grave and now sits at the right hand of God the Father.

[Your closest friendnt]

4 hours ago, missmuffet said:

No, I posted those words. No 4. is biblical. You do not believe it?

4) The bodily resurrection of Jesus. On the third day after His crucifixion, Jesus rose from the grave and now sits at the right hand of God the Father.

Is there a reason why you have to say that. 

Don't you know the events that followed the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It was done on the third day. And the story of Thomas.  And the testimony of Peter and the ascension of Jesus Christ. And the glorification of Jesus Christ that God made him the Lord of Lords. 

Why you are saying that Jesus is still sitting on the Throne of God like he is punished to remain sitted and has nothing to do waiting to be qualified for the job of the Lord and the Judge of all. 

What is God wanting for?  

Please what do you mean "by the bodily resurrection of Jesus? Is there a catch in there? 

Edited October 11, 2024 by Your closest friendnt

[Your closest friendnt]

11 hours ago, angels4u said:

When people hear the word cult, they often think of a group that worships Satan, sacrifices animals, or takes part in evil, bizarre, and pagan rituals. However, in reality, a cult rarely involves such things. In fact, a cult, in the broadest sense of the word, is simply a religious system with particular rites and customs.

Usually, though, a cult is more narrowly defined, and the word refers to an unorthodox sect whose members distort the original doctrines of the religion. In a Christian context, the definition of a cult is, specifically, “a religious group that denies one or more of the fundamentals of biblical truth.” A cult is a group that teaches doctrines that, if believed, will cause a person to remain unsaved. A cult claims to be part of a religion, yet it denies essential truth(s) of that religion. Therefore, a Christian cult will deny one or more of the fundamental truths of Christianity while still claiming to be Christian.

The two most common teachings of Christian cults are that Jesus was not God and that salvation is not by faith alone. A denial of the deity of Christ results in the view that Jesus’ death was insufficient to pay for our sins. A denial of salvation by faith alone results in the teaching that salvation is achieved by our own works. The apostles dealt with cults in the early years of the church: for example, John addresses the teaching of Gnosticism in 1 John 4:1–3. John’s litmus test for godly doctrine was “Jesus Christ has come in the flesh” (verse 2)—a direct contradiction of the Gnostic heresy (cf. 2 John 1:7).

The two most well-known examples of cults today are the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons. Both groups claim to be Christian, yet both deny the deity of Christ and salvation by faith alone. Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons believe many things that are in agreement with or similar to what the Bible teaches. However, the fact that they deny the deity of Christ and preach a salvation by works qualifies them as cults. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, and members of other cults are moral people who genuinely believe they hold the truth. As Christians, our hope and prayer must be that many people involved in cults will see through the lies and will be drawn to the truth of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone.(Igotquestions.com

You wrote a lot and you tried to shed some light to this matter without judging out right which is comentable. 

This is a very difficult area and we can't stereotype. 

Lately when Moslim people started living amongst us the Christian leaders in their attempt to protect their members from mix marriages they began to preach something to make the distinction between Christians and Muslims.

At the same time they argue the point that the Muslims teach that Jesus is a prophet from God like all the other prophets...

The dialogue was like that. Someone is preaching the Gospel that Jesus who was the prophet from God promised to come to the world the Messiah of God on a special mission to died for the forgiveness of the sins for the whole world the man Jesus the appointed Christ to be born from the woman known as His mother Mary by the power of God without any man taking place from the Holy chosen Nation of God apart from the rest of the world who was also a man separated from the rest of the people of God in that related to them only through his mother.  Whose life was from God and not from any one else. Being distinguish from any other Israelite by not having a Father but only a mother in contrast to Adam who only had a Father and not a mother and Jesus going through all the stages a man goes as he begins to form in the womb of his mother for the gestation period of nine months. 

Someone had to cut the umbilical cord. 

As the preacher said The man from God Jesus died on the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins Someone began to shout Jesus is God.

Jesus is God when he notice a Moslim man approaching he kept shouting Jesus is God. The preacher was saying, God loved the world to send his only Son to die for the forgiveness of our sins. The other man kept shouting Jesus is God. Because he Knew that the Moslim man was there and he knew he believed that Jesus was a prophet from God. 

The question was did God died on the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins? 

Or did God send his Son Jesus to died on the Cross?  

The point is that the one who died on the Cross was born from Mary his mother Mary after nine months pregnancy. 

And in the prophetic and in Luke one we know how it happened. 

Edited October 12, 2024 by Your closest friendnt