Jesus Is the Bridge Ministries

To some, what constitutes a cult really is a matter of definition. For professing Christians whom we Fundmentalists would categorize as liberals, a cult is any group happen to disagree with, in terms of points of doctrine. I have seen some sites, for example, who label Creationism, along with Fundamentalism, as cults, not to mention those who believe that the King James Version is the only valid English translation of the Bible. I like this acronym I saw recently in an article about the Church of Christ, a group close to cult status:

C. Claim to be The Only True Christians
U. Unorthodox Extra-biblical Revelation
L. Lying Leaders (History/Doctrine)
T. THE Way (Salvation is found only in their organization)
S. Salvation By Works (obedience to ordinances such as baptism)

(Is the Church of Christ a Cult, Freedom Quest Ministries, http://www.chocd.org/conclusions.html )

For my own definition of what constitutes a cult, see The Marks of Cults. We cannot know how to combat cults, minister to others ensnared by them, or escape some of the same pitfalls, until we understand what they believe. That is the purpose of this page. Most of the articles used here are from the site of the European-American Evangelistic Crusades ( http://www.eaec.org ), with one being from Biblical Discernment Ministries (http://www.eaec.org/cults.htm). The sources are cited in the articles.

Children of God	Christian Science
Church of Scientology	Identity Movement
Jehovah's Witnesses	Mormonism
Roman Catholicism	Seventh Day Adventists
Unification Church	Unitarian Universalism
United Pentecostal Church	Humanism

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