Posts Tagged ‘Cults’
Worldly Pressure on False Religion (and on True)
Two unrelated reports last week illustrate the pressure the world exerts on institutions that fail to measure up to its standards. The first, “Pope Francis’ Supposed Liberalism Isn’t Making Him Less Popular,” reflects polling by the PEW Research Center, assuring us that Pope Francis, despite losing some support from conservative Catholics, remains popular among Catholics…
Read MoreJehovah’s Witnesses: Salesmen of Falsehood
Stewart Custer Although God highly honors a faithful witness (Revelation 2:13), He warns most solemnly “a false witness shall perish” (Proverbs 21 :28). The Jehovah’s Witnesses that often go from door-to-door regularly speak of themselves as though they were God’s only witness to the truth in the world today. Since these Jehovah’s Witnesses are trained…
Read MoreHow to Recognize False Religions
Bob Jones, Jr. This is an age of proliferating heresies, cults, “kooky” religious practices, Scripture perversions, witchcraft, Satanism, and superstition. Eighteenth-century rationalists and so-called “Deists” denied the Scripture and attacked the very basis of Christian faith, but only the last 150 years have seen the birth of so many strange, false religions. Our Lord inquires…
Read MoreThe Eclectic Web–2013/1/30
A few stories from around the web that might be of interest: Re: Louis Giglio With Ousting Of Pastor, Media Engage In Anti-Christian Witch Hunt “I’m not complaining about this depressing turn of events. But something seismic happened at the beginning of this week: as a country and culture we’ve crossed a Rubicon. “And that’s…
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