Midterm Flashcards
(25 cards)
Why do cults draw people
- they provide answers
- the fulfill a human need
- they make a favorable impression
What are 5 characteristics of a cult?
- they have new truth (new interpretation of Scripture; (throw out parts of the Bible (Know at least five)
- they have an non biblical TARND
- they present another Jesus
- the rejection of Orthodox Christianity
- the do double talk (religion of peace/jihad)
What are the Kinds of people who get involved in cults?
Escapist: find it difficult to face up to their moral responsibilities
Superstitious : go beyond the bonds of revelation and common sense
they see demonic activity everywhere
Curious: those who experiment and play with demonic forces only to find out they are playing with the devil
Conformist: they look around at their peer groups and say that everyone does it
The Sad: their bereavement or grief inclines them towards anything that offers knowledge of the dead
The Rebellious: those who draw back from the status quo in society and seek a viable alternative elsewhere.
How do spirits deceive?
- Through animism: (power demonstrations) signs and wonders:
- appeals to the mind
Christianity is _______
the only religion with a risen living eternal Savior; all other founders/leaders are dead and still in the grave.
What do we need to do administer to others of another faith?
- true love care and compassion for them
- knowledge of Christianity (because sometimes they know more than we do
- knowledge of the other religions; what is their source of authority; their core beliefs
- you need some cultural awareness to certain cultural aspects of their life or faith
What are these religions Atheism Agnoticism Sceptucusn Humanism Dualisn
Atheism: They deny the existence of God
Agnoticism: They deny the possibility of actually knowing God
Skepticism: They doubt the existence of God
Humanism: They say man is his own God.
Dualism: They believe the earth is divided between two cosmic forces, good and evil..God of good and evil
What does apologetic mean?
What is biblical apolgetices
Gk apologia it means verbal defense
the work of convincing people to change their views about Christianity.
7th day Adventist:
- 2nd coming of Christ
- death and resurrection
- adherence to dietary plans
- they believe Jesus is the Archangel Micheal
Seventh Day Adventist:
Jehovah Witnesses:
Unification Church;
Mormonism:
Ellen White, 10 million authority the Bible and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures.
JW: Charles Russell 6.5 million the Bible with its own translation, the New World Translation of Holy Scriptures.
The Unification Church: moonies, 3 million, Sun Myung Moon, authority teachings and writings of Rev. Moon.
Mormonism Joseph Smith Jr. 12.2 million source the Book of Mormon.
Four reasons Jehovah witness doctrine of hell
it is unreasonable
it is unscriptural
contrary to God’s love
opposite of justice.
Mormonism:
Moroni
The Father was once a man but became God
death on the cross does not provide full atonement of sin but does provide resurrection.
no life without Mormon membership
Religion:
derived from latin world Religio root word of religio is lig it means to bind.
The Four Doctrines of Christianity:
The Incarnation of Chirst
The Doctrine of Man
The Doctrine of Sin
The Doctrine of Salvation
What is a cult?
a perversion or distortion of the truth; distortion of biblical truthand a rejection of historic orthodox teachings of the church.
The Bible denounces what?
categorically denounces all occult practices.
Occult:
latin occultus; carries the idea of secret hidden or mysterious
What type of needs do religion meet?
A connection with a supreme power
confidence in life’s struggles
a solution to the problem of evil
a working plan of salvation
World view:
how a person sees the world or what they believe to be real.
World view effects and controls or dictates what?
human behavior.
it shapes beliefs, values, and behavior.
Marx, Darwin, and freud
did not believe in the God of the Bible.
Orthodox Christianity:
God is personal
God is eternal
God is triune
Cults deny what?
Jesus was the Son of God.
Religion is the best way to do what?
to prepare for any field requiring sensitivity to the needs interest and practices of others.
