Cults in da Philipines

**kiper** · October 11th, 2003 01:06 AM

Got this from www.thebereans.net/cultus.shtml

What is a Cult?
The word cult comes from the Latin word cultus, which is a form of the verb colere, meaning "to worship or give reverence to a deity." Cultus was a general word for worship, regardless of a particular god in question. The Vulgate, a Latin translation of the Bible, uses the word in the general sense of worship, regardless of the deity in view (e.g., Acts 17:23,25) The Word is also used in Christian Latin texts that speaks of the worship of the one true God. It is understandable, then that the word cult would naturally be applied to a religious group of people, but this general meaning is too broad for the present purpose.

What is a Cult of Christianity?
“A cult of Christianity is a group of people, which claiming to be a Christian, embraces a particular doctrinal system taught by an individual leader, group of leaders, or organization, which (system) denies (either explicitly [definite] or implicitly [absolute]) one or more of the central doctrines of the Christian faith as taught in the sixty-six books of the Bible.”

How to Identify a Cult of Christianity -- Please take note that not all the symptoms listed below may manifest in a particular cult group:
1. They reject the Triunity/Trinity of the Godhead
2. They do not believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ
3. They do not believe in the finished work of Christ
4. They do not believe in Jesus' bodily resurrection
5. They have extra-biblical revelation
6. They believe that they alone are saved or will be saved
7. They do not believe in eternal punishment (hell fire)
8. They major on minor Doctrines
9. They believe that their founder is the messenger of God
10. They give more emphasis on experience than Doctrine
11. They give more emphasis on direct revelations and visions from God
12. They fix the dates of the end times and/or the return of Christ
13. They oppose proper Bible interpretation (hermeneutics)
14. They occasionally get entangled in spiritism or occultism
15. They mix Christianity with other unbiblical Beliefs

Domestic Cults of Christianity
Local Cults otherwise known as indigenous cults. This refers to the cults of Christianity that are home grown (in the Philippines. They may have similar doctrines with the major cults but managed to formulate their own style of unsound theology. Examples are as follows:
· Iglesia ni Cristo (I.N.C.) - Felix Y. Manalo.
· Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministries ("Oneness") - Wilde Almeda.
· Jesus the Name Above Every Name ("Oneness") - Apollo Quiboloy.
· Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (Fourth Watch) - Arsenio Ferriol.
· Church of God in Christ, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth ("Ang Dating Daan") - Eli Soriano.
· Jesus Christ To God Be the Glory or "Friends Again" ("Oneness") - Louie R. Santos.
· Philippine Benevolent Missionary Association (P.B.M.A.) - Ruben Ecleo
· Tres Persona Solo Dios
· Ako Nga - Casiano Nazaire

Ito po ang aking mga katanungan.

Una, Bakit po ba mayroon ganito sa Pilipinas? Ito po ba ay dahil sa nais talaga nilang ibahagi ang kanilang tamang pananampalataya o dahil kailangan nila ng pera? hmm..mukhang nagawa na ito ng Roman Catholic atbp..

Pangalawa, Bakit po sila laging nag-aaway-away? Dahil po ba sa sinasabi nilang mali ang tinuturo ng kabilang relihiyon o dahil naagawan sila ng mga taga-sunod at ng donasyon?

Pangatlo, Marami na po silang mga taga-sunod..Kailangan ba talaga nila na magkaroon ng Security Group at humawak ng matataas na kalibre na mga baril?

Pang-apat, Sa palagay nyo po, maganda po ba talagang sumapi sa mga ganitong relihiyon o isa lamang po ito sa mga magandang business na pasukin?

at Panglima pa pala, Saan kayo?

Maraming Salamat po.
kiper.

**Bubbles** · October 11th, 2003 01:26 AM

business i think. sa aspeto ng pagaawayaway, kahit naman hindi donasyon ang pinagaawayan, nagaaway parin. Kristyanismo at Islam. away.

**Ibaloi** · October 11th, 2003 06:10 AM

Hmm... Puhunan ay laway at biblia lang! Ok na negosyo. Sabi nga ni Conrado De Quiros ng Inquirer eh, masmalaking negosyo ito kaysa sa cellphone business dito sa pinas.

**zero** · October 11th, 2003 09:18 AM

nagpapasikatan lang ang mga religious groups na ito. mga utak talangaka kasi. bakit hindi nila kaya punahin ang islam?
takot lang nila!

**kimpOy** · October 11th, 2003 10:06 AM

wala kasing tax iyan eh

**RedHorse** · October 11th, 2003 10:39 AM

Originally posted by kimpOy
wala kasing tax iyan eh

Classic example ang el shaddai (pasintabi lang po)...

Wala silang simbahan or lote, quirino grandstand ang ginagamit, it causes mammoth traffic, which in turn causes the decline in hotel occupancy (manila hotel), at pagdating ng umaga -- basura na sangkatirba

Sa tingin ko, parang negosyo ang ginawa ng simbahang katoliko --- they found out na marami ang may gusto sa style ng INC, so parang marketing approach, binigyan ang hilig ng karamihan, under catholic pa rin, style kulto nga lang.

Now come election time (every 3 years) may pera na naman sila, wag na nating itanong kung magkano ang singil per kandidato...