Category Archives: Cults and Heresies

Questions for the Christian Freemason

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We have dealt with Freemasonry elsewhere on this site.  I think that most men who are members of a Masonic Lodge do not truly understand the religious and spiritual basis of Masonry.  It is really not Christian at all.  However, there are many Christian men and women in the Lodge and in the Eastern Star who are unaware of the spiritual dangers of the Masonic system.  Our hope and prayer is that God will awaken them to the truth.  Our goal is not to attack Masons, but to reveal the truth about Masonry.  With this object in mind, we offer these questions for consideration by any Christian who is a Mason. Continue reading →

Shincheonji

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For decades the Christian church has been exploding in South Korea.  At the same time, heretical cults are also springing up at a truly alarming rate.  It is estimated that there are over 50 indigenous cults in South Korea.  The largest and best known is the Unification Church founded by the late Sun Myung Moon.  Another large and growing group is the Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, also known as Shincheonji. Continue reading →

Kabbalah

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If you are afraid of being cursed by the evil eye, there is a solution—wear a charmed red string around your wrist.  At least, that’s what certain Hollywood celebrities are practicing.  Such mumbo-jumbo is part of an occult, mystical system known as the Kabbalah.  Continue reading →

Prosperity Heresy

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It may surprise the reader to find this particular subject in a website devoted to cults and new religions.  However, as we will see, there are valid reasons for including it.  Before we delve in the Prosperity Gospel and its inherent problems, one observation is necessary.  There are many well-meaning Christians who believe the teachings of this movement and belong to churches which espouse these particular doctrines.  So we are not saying that to believe in the Prosperity Gospel means that you are automatically part of a cult, and are not a true believer in Christ.  However, there are  enough errors present in the teachings of the Prosperity Gospel that it is certainly a dangerous belief system to be avoided. Continue reading →

Armstrongism

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Herbert W. Armstrong began his career as a traveling salesman.  While doing this work, he happened to come in contact with a splinter group of the Seventh-day Adventists.  For a while he spoke as an Adventist evangelist, and demonstrated great success.  However, he came to believe some things that caused him to split with the Adventists and form his own organization.

Armstrong saw himself as specifically called of God to restore the true church to the earth, which had been lost for 1900 years.  His background in sales served him well as a self-proclaimed prophet.  He began to broadcast his beliefs on radio, once again with great success.  He attracted thousands of followers in the western United States.  Working through his radio ministry, correspondence Bible courses, and a slick magazine called The Plain Truth, Armstrong’s movement grew.  He formed his own church, initially called the Radio Church of God.  Later this was changed to the Worldwide Church of God (WCOG). Continue reading →