“Whether something “works” is not the first question for a Christian to ask. The Christian’s priority is to determine if such techniques line up with the revealed truth of Scripture, and other outdated, uptight ideas like that .Adultery “works” just as well as marital relations to produce sexual pleasure, but adultery is not for Christians! Yet, being uptight, stick-in-the-mud, left-brained empiricists, we would also like to examine the evidence that these New Age healing techniques truly produce the promised benefit. Do they “work?”
(Joy Veinot – Midwestern Christian Outreach) There is a cult system for everyone. There are more cults and cult-like organizations in our society today than I have space here to list. Each holds appeal for a different type of person, and it seems that all the bases are covered.
For example, if you are a college student, there are groups on campus, tailor-made for idealistic young people who are away from home and looking for some “truth” to believe in. The Moonies, the International Churches of Christ, and the University Bible Fellowship are only a few of these.
If you are a stay-at-home mom, lonely for company, there are cultic wolves that will waltz right up to your door and offer you a free home Bible study or an eternal marriage. For the record, marriage is not eternal, according to Jesus (Matthew 22:30), though some may seem more eternal than others!
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Cults & Heretical Teaching – On Solid Rock Resources
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