My pastor preached a sermon last night entitled What is a Cult? I am sharing the notes with you, I thought it was excellent.
1. A cult normally has communal living
2. A cult seeks to weaken or destroy family ties
3. A cult is usually well-armed
4. The cult leader owns the property
5. You must adhere to tenets and dogmas to be a member.
6. A cult tends to dwell on prophecy
7. Cults tell their followers what to do and they are obeyed.
8. A cult claims that salvation is found only in their group
9. Cult leaders always claim 'divine revelation' outside the Word of God
Churches that have these characteristics are dangerous. I thought he presented a well thought out sermon and I just wanted to share it.
