GayatfootofCross Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 1. Belief that only members of the group are true Christians to the exclusion of all others. 2. Aggressive proselytizing of people from other religious traditions and groups. [aka the "missional" imperative] 3. Teaching as core “truths” necessary for salvation doctrines radically contrary to their host religion’s. 4. Use of conscious, intentional deception toward adherents and/or outsiders about the group’s history, doctrines, leadership. 5. Authoritarian, controlling leadership above question or challenge to the degree that adherents who question or challenge are subjected to harsh discipline if not expulsion. 6. Esoteric beliefs known only to core members. 7. Extreme boundaries between the group and the “outside world." 8. Teaching that adherents who leave the group automatically thereby become outcasts. 9. High demand on adherents’ time and resources. 10. Details of life controlled by the group’s leaders. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogereolson/2015/05/criteria-for-recognizing-a-religious-sect-as-a-cult/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Pan+Patheos+052315+(1)&utm_content&spMailingID=48719558&spUserID=NDEwMTQ5ODgwMTES1&spJobID=682767847&spReportId=NjgyNzY3ODQ3S0 Quote For all Eternity God waited in anticipation for You to show up to give You a Message - YOUR INCLUDED !!! { a merry dance }?️? " If you tarry 'til you're better You will never come at all " .. "I Will Rise" by the late great saved Glen Campbell If your picture of God is starting to feel too good to be true, you're starting to move in the right direction. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite." Romeo and Juliet
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