Posted on 06/06/2009 8:12:23 AM PDT by blueyon
Just for the purpose of letting other readers know what I’m talking about in terms of “cult groups” and what is being defined here..., it’s *not* the meaning of “cult” in terms of the popular press is concerned (you know..., like “Jim Jones” and the Kool-Aid drinking people).
The meaning of “cult groups” would be in terms of Christian doctrine, the basic, historic and foundational doctrines that even Christian groups of different denominations agree to.
One of the most *abused* and *distorted* doctrines that cult groups like to hammer away at — is the Christian doctrine of Trinity and that Jesus is one of the three of the One God of Scripture. That is the one that will most likely *always* be found to be in error in cult groups. That’s definitely so with Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormonism (as they both disagree with the Doctrine of the Trinity, as summarized and stated for the Christian Church in the Council of Nicea and on). It’s one of the core doctrines of Christianity.
So, defining “cult group” isn’t necessarily about wanting to drink Kool-Aid and kill yourself because the leader says so, or whatever. In terms of Christianity — a cult group is any group which denies these foundational doctrines of Christianity.
Now, anyone (at least here in this country) is actually *free* to form whatever cult group that they want. That’s not the real problem, here. The *real problem* — is when these cult groups try to fool other people into believing that *they* alone — are the “true Christians” and all those other Christian churches (who have adhered to the basic, historic and foundational doctrines of Christianity) are the “false ones”.... to “such you into” their group, *exclusively* as the *true group*....
So, *be a cult group* if you want (whomever may read this...) — but — don’t try to fool other people into thinking that “this” (whatever the “cult”) is the true Christianity...
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Anyone want to bet how long it will take before someone “challenges” the Doctrine of the Trinity and that Jesus is actually God, incarnate, one of the three of the One God of the Trinity? And I’ll bet it’s a “FReeper” too, that tries to challenge that doctrine of Christianity. So, yes, we’ve got *cult groups* right here on Free Republic, too...
If you look at the various countries on the world and their Muslim populations and the percentages in each country, you’ll see a “plan” for certain percentages of the population of Muslims that inhabit a country. As the population of Muslims grow, it doesn’t involve direct violence on behalf of the residing Muslim population in that country — so there would be no opportunity to use guns against them in the beginning.
These countries go through “stages” of development for the Muslim populations. It’s only at the “end stage” that you have guns and wide-spread violence — where the population of Muslims exceed the majority of the population. Then you’ve got shooting wars, but by then, the “war” is sort of lost by that country, as they’ve already got the majority in the country and either by guns or politics, they’ve got control.
So, you have to do something — first — before you ever get to the gun part, in your own country, or you’ve lost it before you ever get to shooting.
That's pretty funny considering the fact that Jesus lived some 600 years before Mohammad.
Stop using your unbeliever logic and blasphemous cause-and-effect sequential model of time, infidel!
Crazy true Islam will rule Earth! It already did, and is, and will be again, even though it never stopped and hasn't started yet! Allah Aqbar!!
Oh, and by the way, Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses are the two largest cult groups in the United States. And, they were both *started* right here in the United States. So, this is their “home territory” and they have subverted Christianity for many years, fooling many people into believing that they are simply another “denomination” when they reject basic, historic and foundational Christian doctrine and are not even teaching “Christianity” in the first place.
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This is a post I did regarding Mitt Romney and about how a very large segment of Christians are not going to vote for a “cult group member” for President of the United States and how the GOP would certainly lose the election if they tried to run Romney...
The cult definition is well-established and is beyond any doubt...
Anyone who has studied Christian cult groups knows that the two biggest cult groups in the United States are the Mormons and the Jehovah’s Witnesses.
For documentation and the exact reasons and the heresies involved — there’s a standard and well-used and respected work that has been around in Christian Seminaries for decades.
Kingdom of the Cults
by Walter Martin
[author is dead now, but a husband/daughter team carries on the ministry, and the reference worked has been updated by Ravi Zacharias...]
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764228218
You can verify the information yourself, if you want and see the exact reasons for it. It’s very well documented.
No matter how conservative (or even liberal) a group is — it’s a *cult* on the basis of their rejection of the basic and core Christian doctrines, which has nothing to do with being nice people or voting for nice Republicans...
Mormons are a cult-group, and any candidate who is a cult-member (of that group), that candidate will *not* get the vote of a very large and significant number of Christians.
This is what Steele was trying to tell the GOP and the GOP would be well-served to recognize that and not try to run *cult members* for President.
[ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2254280/posts?page=159#159 ]
So, it’s not only Islam that Christians have to be concerned about, but there are other cult groups in the United States that Christians have to be concerned about, too...
I saw a great video that analysed this process (based on population) but I can’t recall where I saw it.
Its an insidious process... like a cancer.
You said — Its an insidious process... like a cancer.
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Yep, that’s exactly it and the people in this country are letting that cancer grow until it takes over... and that’s really being blind to what is going on...
I’ve had that book as a reference book for almost 40 years... LOL... It’s been updated several times, too...
It’s the “standard” for examining other religions and cult groups.
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