Falling Away from God or from dominionism?
x loves lettuce, y doesn’t; x and y are both made to eat the lettuce with a tomato
Irrespective of the nutritional value, thoughts on the taste of the lettuce etc, how does y FEEL? Do those feelings free y up to love the way x thinks he loves?
Simplistically – from no mean mathematician - this = dominionism effect.
Cult Question
You have freedom to discern. Cults isolate minds and spirits. Check out the cult questionnaire (scroll down for link) if you think you could be part of one
Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety. Proverbs 11:14
Quote: "When you meet the friendliest people you have ever known, who introduce you to the most loving group of people you've ever encountered, and you find the leader to be the most inspired, caring, compassionate and understanding person you've ever met, and then you learn the cause of the group is something you never dared hope could be accomplished, and all of this sounds too good to be true-it probably is too good to be true! Don't give up your education, your hopes and ambitions to follow a rainbow." Jeannie Mills Ex - member of The People's Temple, later found murdered
When the transgressors are come to the full...
“And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand;…” (Daniel 8:23-25)
ECUMENICALISM DEFINED
ECUMENICAL = (1) Worldwide in range: universal. (2) Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church, esp. in regard to unity. ECUMENISM = A movement seeking worldwide unity among religions through greater cooperation and imp roved understanding.
The emphasis is on setting aside theological differences between denominations while focusing on areas of agreement.
DENOMINATION = An organized group of religious congregations (e.g. Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, etc.)
SYNCRETISM = (1) the combination of different forms of belief or practice. (2) the fusion of two or more different forms.
A blending or merging of different religions (E.g. a “Jewish Buddhist Hindu Christian”).
Reasons to Watch
Watching out for cults and the control freaks cults seem to harbour goes hand in hand with seeking the truth. Sometimes the deeper you go into cult teachings, the more secret those teachings become. Look out for those leaders who hide their spiritual "mysteries"..... God openly reveals Himself to us
Jesus said:
"... there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." (Matt. 24:24)
And then He gave the warning:
"Behold, I have told you BEFORE." (Matt. 24:25)
And, once again, the warning:
"... take ye heed: behold, I have FORETOLD you all things." (Mark 13:23)
We must be ready to
"test the spirits" (1 John 4:1), and to
"beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's (Christian) clothing" (Matthew 7:15).
The key to discernment is awareness (Hosea 4:6), for how can one beware unless one is first aware. We become aware by first by familiarizing one self with the truth, but also become aware how the enemy distorts the truth to attract and snare us.
"I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars" Revelations 2:2
As for this site – Some lines of discussion may or may not be at odds with others. There is no intention to endorse or refute quoted statements unless specifically indicated and most are given for insight and for the purpose of “watching”, seeking and finding as people are encouraged to do. For the most part, such quoted material here ought to stand or fall on its own merits.
An additional thought related to the subject from Samuel Morse: “The food of Popery is ignorance. Ignorance is the mother of papal devotion. Ignorance is the legitimate prey of Popery. Ignorance: The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed.” Quote from "Foreign Conspiracy" by Samuel Morse 1835
