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ZNPaaneah · 10-23-2012, 05:50 PM

First, I didn't start this thread. The context is based on books and recent decisions to classify and/or declassify the LRC as a cult. Since that is the context it is absurd to not use the term.

That said, I think the term "false prophet" is much clearer to define and to delineate. Likewise heresy is a much more relevant term.

I agree that the definition for cult is vague and perhaps problematic. That is not the issue. The point is that based on the definition the LRC is clearly and without doubt a cult. Now if they wished to claim that the early church was considered a "cult" and that Paul had his following and Peter had his, and Martin Luther, and Calvin, etc. The biggest problem with the definition is that it would fit many real moves of God in their infancy. But false prophet would never have fit the genuine moves of God.

10-23-2012, 05:50 PM	#100
ZNPaaneah Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 7,105	Re: Cult Watchers Reconsider - Christianity Today Article First, I didn't start this thread. The context is based on books and recent decisions to classify and/or declassify the LRC as a cult. Since that is the context it is absurd to not use the term. That said, I think the term "false prophet" is much clearer to define and to delineate. Likewise heresy is a much more relevant term. I agree that the definition for cult is vague and perhaps problematic. That is not the issue. The point is that based on the definition the LRC is clearly and without doubt a cult. Now if they wished to claim that the early church was considered a "cult" and that Paul had his following and Peter had his, and Martin Luther, and Calvin, etc. The biggest problem with the definition is that it would fit many real moves of God in their infancy. But false prophet would never have fit the genuine moves of God.