Refuting Cults
A recommended book published by Watchman Fellowship, Inc.
Listed below are Christian ministries specializing in cults. The term "cult" does not imply that the person/persons in a "cult" are evil. I would define a "cult" as any leader claiming equal or greater authority than the Bible, claims to be a Christian and denies the historic doctrines of Biblical Christianity. The Christian ministries listed below all endorse freedom of religion in both thought and expression. While supporting the rights of divergent views, it is also exercising its freedoms (press, speech and religion).
Link List of websites dealing with cults
- http://www.watchman.org
Watchman Fellowship, Inc. (There are over 50 short profiles on cults and numerous articles--click "Publications" bar on site for profiles.) - http://www.faithdefenders.com
Faith Defenders--click "articles" under the ministry navigation bar on home page for listing of responses to non-Christian religions, cults and other topics confronting Christians. - http://apprising.org/ Apprising Mininstries--exposing the heretical teachings in the Evangelical churches.
- http://www.scp-inc.org/ Counterfeits Project (SCP)--confronting cults, occults, exposing the New Age Moverment, film reviews such as Avatar and why they are making an impact on our society and the dangers of such deceptions.
- http://www.perfectpeaceplan.com/
Perfect Peace Plan--James Sundquist exposes Rick Warren's unbiblical peace plan. - http://www.moriel.org/news-and-events_usa.htm
Moriel Ministries - http://www.pro-gospel.org
Proclaiming the Gospel (Mike Gendron was a practicing Catholic for over 30 years) - http://www.watchtowernews.org/
WatchtowerNews.org--exposing the organization. - http://www.exjws.net/
Exjws.net--a community of survivors. - http://ww.waltermartin.com/cri.html
Dr. Walter Martin's wife speaks out against CRI. (The site does not imply that the books published by CRI are not Christian--it is about CRI's alleged conduct.) - http://www.lhvm.org
Living Hope Ministries (I recommend the DVD entitled "called to be free" for current or ex-Worldwide Church of God members. It presents--from the leadership and laypeople's own words--the transformation of the organization from a religious cult, founded by Herbert W. Armstrong, to an Evangelical Christian organization.) - www.exitsupportnetwork.com
Exit and Support Network for People Spirtually Abused by the Worldwide Church of God (especially if they were under the leadership of Herbert Armstrong the false prophet). - www.ondoctrine.com/10armsth.htm
On Doctrine--what the Bible teaches vs. Herbert Armstrong's beliefs, who was a false prophet. - www.hwarmstrong.com
The Plain Truth about Armstrong--a collection of facts, opinions and comments from survivors of Herbert W. Armstrong. - Profile of Herbert W. Armstrong--PDF
- Profile of Worldwide Church of God--PDF
- Worldwide Church of God and alleged spiritual abuse in the Philadelphia, PA Church in 1996--PDF
- Letter to D. Hunsberger, Worldwide Church of God's Personal Correspondent Dept.,dated 01/20/97 from Michael Sharp (who went to be with the Lord on Dec. 25, 1999) in response to Hunsberger's defense of Herbert W. Armstrong, a false prophet.--PDF
- Letter to Michael Sharp (who went to be with the Lord on Dec. 25, 1999) dated 03/29/97 from Janis Hutchinson--author of Out of the Cults into the Church.--PDF
- http://www.tektonics.org/qt/smithlr01.html
An article from Tektonics Apologetics Ministries refuting L. Ray Smith's position that there is no "eternal torment". Ray is an annihilationist, universalist, denies the trinity and is a moron. If he does not repent, he will find out that there is a hell.
