I've always used my four-part definition of a cult (deifies man, humanizes God, ostracizes Scripture, and requires an extra-Biblical view of salvation.) But today I learned of another one that rings true: “You can always tell a cult from a religion. . .because a...
A significant number of people do not believe that Mormonism is Christianity, according to this poll. And a great many people, myself included, believe that Mormonism is a pseudo-Christian cult. In other words, it uses the language of the Bible, and bases many...
What follows is the fifth of a five-part series that Zondervan published on their academic blog, Koinonia. The subject matter may repeat some previous “365” posts, but I will nonetheless publish them for those who might not want to scroll back through all...
More characteristics of a cult (from Why We Left A Cult — Baker Books): 8. A claim to exclusive revelation and guidance from God. 9. A proclivity toward prophetic predictions, most of which do not happen when or how the group predicted. 10. Use of biblical...
This continues our look at cults. In a previous post (scroll down for that blog entry) we saw the first four — and essential — characteristics that define a cult. These two additional characteristics complete the list of those “markers” that...
