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Did the article refer to any verses from the New Testament to support this definition? I see many NT verses concerning false prophets and how to recognize them, but the only reference I see to a "cult" is the early church. Wasn't the early church referred to as a cult?

Couldn't you classify the Catholic church as a cult based on this definition with their "all knowing leadership"?

Couldn't you classify the Protestant churches as cults based on this definition with their "new and better way"?

Who judges if your interpretation is giving the scriptures "an added twist"? Wouldn't that be an "all knowing leadership"?

Didn't all Christian groups assert that prior understanding was wrong? Luther did that. Calvin did that. Who didn't?

It seems to me the true measuring stick is the apostle's fellowship. Do you receive it yes or no? The reason for such a complex and convoluted definition is because the authors know that on many different issues "fundamental" christian groups do not accept the apostle's fellowship.