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Another Gospel Another Gospel A Survey of Cults and World Religions Galatians 1:6-11 6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, 7 which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. 11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. NKJV Scripture quotations marked ANKJV@come from the New King James Version of the Holy Bible Copyright 8 1982. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville. All Scripture quotations in these materials will come from the NKJV unless otherwise indicated. Scripture quotations marked AKJV@ are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version. Scripture quotations marked ANIV@ are taken from HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION7. Copyright 8 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.@ Scripture quotations marked ANCV@ are taken from the Holy Bible, The New Century Version7. Copyright 8 1987, 1988, 1991. Used by permission of Word Publishing. Scripture quotations marked ANLT@ are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked ANASB@ are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE7, Copyright 8 1960, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. Any spelling, editorial, grammatical, or theological errors found herein are strictly the fault of the author. Copyright 8 James G. Arthur 2000 No portions hereof may be used in any Afor sale@ or commercial publication without the express written consent of the author. As always, dedicated with all of my love and thanks to Debbie and Becky, the truly special Christians in my life. Bibliography Boa, Kenneth, Cults, World Religions and the Occult, USA: Victor Books, 1977, 1990. Braden, Charles S., These Also Believe, New York: MacMillan Company, 1949. Breese, Dave, Know the Marks of Cults, The 12 Basic Errors of False Religion, Wheaton: Victor Books, 1975. Geisler, Norman L. and Ron Rhodes, When Cultists Ask, A Popular Handbook on Cultic Misinterpretations, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1997. This work is not divided by chapters on cults but rather takes each verse of Scripture that the cults may use and discusses the various cults and the methods of defending orthodox interpretations. Gerstner, John H., The Theology of the Major Sects, Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1960. Irvine, William C., Heresies Exposed, New York: Loizeaux Brothers, Inc., Bible Truth Depot, 1917. Martin, Walter, Rise of the Cults, Santa Ana, California: Vision House Publishers, 1955, 1977. Martin, Walter, The Kingdom of the Cults, Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1965, 1977, 1985. (I believe this book has also undergone a more recent revision as of about 1998.) McDowell, Josh and Don Stewart, Handbook of Today=s Religions, San Bernardino, California: Campus Crusade for Christ published by Here=s Life Publishers, Inc., 1982. Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry, http://www.carm.org, a Christian site. ReligiousTorlerance.Org, http://www.religioustolerance.org, a secular site. In addition to these books for more general coverage, books on individual cults or religions, or groups of organizations, will be considered in specific chapters with full bibliographies in the footnotes. Table of Contents America Today?!? ....................................................... Page -1- Examples and Consequences ............................................... Page -6- Religion and Other False Doctrines ......................................... Page -14- Who Are The Cults? .................................................... Page -26- Mormonism ........................................................... Page -27- Terminology of Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses ............................................................... Page -45- Jehovah’s Witnesses .................................................... Page -48- Seventh Day Adventists .................................................. Page -58- Armstrongism ......................................................... Page -72- Church of Christ, Scientists ............................................... Page -77- New Thought Movement ................................................. Page -84- Unity School of Christianity .............................................. Page -88- Christadelphians ........................................................ Page -93- The Churches of Christ .................................................. Page -97- Faith Healing ......................................................... Page -100- Roman Catholics ...................................................... Page -112- Liberalism ........................................................... Page -130- Secular Religions ...................................................... Page -141- Freemasonry .......................................................... Page -146- The Way International .................................................. Page -153- -i- The Unification Church ................................................. Page -155- Scientology ........................................................... Page -160- Unitarians ............................................................ Page -164- Judaism ............................................................. Page -169- Islam ................................................................ Page -176- Black Muslims .................................................. Page -183- Baha’i ............................................................... Page -187- The Occult ........................................................... Page -192- Spiritism ............................................................. Page -196- Swedenborgianism ..................................................... Page -199- Theosophy ........................................................... Page -201- The Rosicrucian Fellowship ............................................. Page -204- Satanism ............................................................. Page -206- Witchcraft ........................................................... Page -209- The Doomsday Cults ................................................... Page -214- Eastern Religions ...................................................... Page -219- Hinduism ...................................................... Page -220- Janism ........................................................ Page -221- Buddhism ...................................................... Page -222- Sikhism ....................................................... Page -224- Zoroastrianism .................................................. Page -224- Confucianism ................................................... Page -225- Taoism ........................................................ Page -226- Shintoism ...................................................... Page -227- Hare Krishna Movement .......................................... Page -228- Transcendental Meditation ......................................... Page -229- New Age ............................................................ Page -232- New Age In A Nutshell ........................................... Page -241- -ii- The Progression of the Cults ............................................. Page -242- Reflections ........................................................... Page -243- . If you want to know Jesus ............................................ Page -249- Page -iii- Matthew 7:15-23 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 “You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 “Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 “A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 “Therefore by their fruits you will know them. 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 “And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’1 1 All Scripture is quoted from The Holy Bible, New King James Version, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, Inc.) 1982, unless otherwise noted. Page -1- America Today?!? According to the Universal Almanac 1996,2 86% of the US population defines themselves as Christians! Let us stand and cheer!!!!!!!!!! Of this group, according to the Almanac, 61% are Protestant and 25% are Roman Catholic. The Protestants break down as follows: T 34% Baptists T 20% Methodists T 13% Lutheran T 7% Presbyterian T 5% Episcopalian T 21% “others” According to the same Almanac,
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