As I write about the theological characteristics of cults, I think of my own ten-year involvement in the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Deliverance from the organization and salvation came when I acknowledged my spiritual condition (Rom. 3:23; Eph. 2:1) and placed my faith in the Christ of the Bible (John 20:28). Assurance of eternal life was found in Him alone (1 John 5:10–13). I also am reminded of many friends who have been delivered from the Jehovah’s Witnesses and other cults.
How many cults there are today cannot be stated precisely. It has been estimated that there could be as many as five thousand worldwide, with 150 million adherents (The Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions, Harvest House Publishers, 1999, p. xvii).
With these statistics, Christians certainly cannot ignore the existence of cults, and their adherents should be viewed as a significant mission field. Many persons in these groups once attended, or were members of, mainstream Christian churches. Read more
Does Anglo-Catholicism's reliance upon extra-biblical revelation in the form of Church tradition to understand Scripture, its acceptance of Church tradition as a source of doctrine, its emphasis upon good works and sacraments, and its view of the role of the episcopate in the church make it a cult?
Inspired tradition exists. I find that those that claim bible only, use that as a nihilstic declaration. Bible centered is my call.
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