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Re: A Cult vs. A Church
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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
My simple way to tell the difference between a church and a cult: The true church of Jesus Christ will teach following and obeying JESUS. A cult is a group who says that the way to follow Jesus is to follow and obey them, as they "supposedly" follow Jesus.
No man can be a mediator between God and man, except for Jesus, and any man/group/fellowship/organization who steps into that position has essentially stepped into the position of being a cult leader. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life, and HE is the only mediator we need.
If a man/group/organization/fellowship teaches that you can't be saved unless you believe, and do all they teach, and do not teach you to follow Christ first, and be obedient to Him first, they are probably part of a cult.
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Just to play the other side...
Wasn't Moses a mediator between God and man?
Didn't he leave Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven and say whatsoever you bind on earth is bound in heaven?
That would lead some people to think that God has given certain people that authority to rule over people. The bible does say obey them that have the rule over you for they watch for your soul.
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Philippians 2:12 - ...Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling
Ephesians 4:5 - One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
1 Corinthians 1:10 - Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith ...
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