6 Signs of a Cult:

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6 Signs of a Cult:

Sign #1: Cult leader will claim to be God. Pope statement: "The pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, he is Jesus Christ himself, hidden under the veil of flesh".-Catholic National July 1895

"We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty." Pope Leo XIII

THE BIBLE SAYS: Isaiah 45:22 " Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

Sign #2: Cult leaders word will be above God's word Pope statement: ...."the authority of church could therefore not be bound to the authority of the scriptures, because the church had changed the Sabbath into Sunday, not by command of Christ, but by it's own a authority. -Canon and tradition, pg. 263

THE BIBLE SAYS: To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. -Isaiah 8:20

Sign #3: Cult leaders will use force and even murder to gain members Pope statement: "The Catholic church has persecuted ...when she thinks it is good to use physical force she will use it". Western Watchman Dec 24, 1908 (A Roman Catholic publication)

In March, 200 Pope John Paul II admitted to the millions tortured and killed by the church in a global broadcast mea culpa.

THE BIBLE SAYS: "Do violence to no man." Luke 3:14

Sign #4: A cult will teach another gospel. The Popes have stated In the Catechism of the Catholic church: a) Teaches Mary is co-redemtrix b) Purgatory for the saved c) Indulgences will save the lost d) Only priests can forgive sins e) Pope is worthy of worship f) Pope has ultimate authority g) Pope is God on earth

THE BIBLE SAYS: "To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20

Sign #5: A cult teaches a gospel of good works Pope Statement: "An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part of or all of the temporal punishment due to sin". Indulgences may be applied to the living of the dead. CCC#1471

THE BIBLE SAYS: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast." Ephesians 2: 8-9

Sign #6: Cults force members to leave family The Popes have demanded: a) All priests leave their family and live in rectories b) All nuns leave their family and live in convents. c) All monks leave their family and live in monastaries

THE BIBLE SAYS: "And I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues." Revelation 18:4 Read more at christian-truths2.blogspot.com

 

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