Commonalities of Cults

There are many subgroups of the Christian faith.  These subgroups tailor their teachings and focuses in different ways.  That is exactly how the Body of Christ functions BUT there are some groups that claim to be 'Christian' when in fact, they are not.  Some deny being 'Christian' but claim to have similar beliefs and 'more correct' views than that of orthodox Christianity; but how can you identify a cult?

Witnessing to Jehovah's Witness: The Watchtower organization

for any religion and faith there is a source that provides the defining elements of that religion.  For Jehovah's Witness their source is the Watchtower publications that define how the bible should be interpreted.  The bible is not their source but the Watchtower is.  The Watchtower agrees that logic helps lead man to know truth as they use logic to define their doctrine and interpret scripture.  Therefore logic can help us discover not only truth but also lies. 

Witnessing to Jehovah's Witness: Identity of Jesus

The saving message of The Gospel centers around the person and work of Jesus.  Any corruption of the person and work of Jesus changes the gospel to something else.  Faith in a lie does not lead anyone to salvation.  Addressing the identity of Jesus and then understanding the truth of what he did is critical.  Specifically Jehovah's Witness' have faith in a distorted belief in who Jesus is and thus it has lead to an entirely corrupted theology.  To be able to address the problems we first need to know where they get their information from and where it went wrong. 

Gold Teeth, Fillings, Flakes Cloud, and more

Sense the 1980s some christian groups claim to have been experiencing a miracle from God.  It began with the appearance of Gold fillings in teeth.  It was first reported in South America and then spread to North America and spread through the 80s.  A conference in Canada in the late 90s is what set off the phenomena more popular and more international.  It has become to be known as "New Wine" groups and meetings from The Toronto Blessings Movement now generalized as the Blessings Movement.   

Heresies, Cults, and other religions

The Doctrine of Scripture:

1. Deny the Canon: Black Hebrew Israelites.  Hinduism.  Kabbalah.  Swedenborgianism.    Islam.  Catholicism.  Marcionism
2. Denies Absolute Truth: Conversations with God(CwG).  Emerging Church Movement. Wicca.
3. Deny Scripture Alone: Christian Scientist.  Conversations with God (CwG). Eastern Lightning. Hinduism.  Apostle Eric vonAnderseck.  International House of Prayer (IHOP).  New Age Movement.  Pentecostal Third Day Churches.  The Unification Church.  Baha’i.  Emerging Church Movement.    Islam.  Jehovah's Witnesses.  Apollo C. Quiboloy.  Mormonism.  Catholicism.  Gnosticism
4. Teach Secret Knowledge/Special revelation (Gnosticism): Worldwide Church of God.  Eastern Lightning. Hinduism.  Apostle Eric vonAnderseck.  International House of Prayer (IHOP).  Kabbalah. New Age Movement.  Pentecostal Third Day Churches.  The Unification Church.    The Way International.  Baha’i.  Eckankar.    Islam.  Jehovah's Witnesses.  Apollo C. Quiboloy.  Mormonism.  Catholicism.  Seventh Day Adventist.  Wicca.  Joyce Meyer. Beth Moore.  Gnosticism.  Marcionism