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Originally Posted by aron
From Jo Casteel FB page:
I know that once the CULT word starts getting thrown out it’s a VERY hard for the saints to wrap their brain abound that…
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I have to agree with Jo. The word cult is very provocative indeed.
Ignoring the more modern connotations of the term "cult", according to Merriam-Webster, the root of the term is as follows;
"Cult, which shares an origin with culture and cultivate, comes from the Latin cultus, a noun with meanings ranging from "tilling, cultivation" to "training or education" to "adoration."
Even though I agree with the idea of the Local Churches being centered more around culture rather than the gospel I wouldn't use that term when trying to win people over. A more appropriate biblical term to describe the Lord's Recovery, in my view, is a "false gospel".