The earliest reference to authentic Christianity as a ‘cult’ that I know of comes from Tacitus, who lived in the first Century. That’s how real Christianity looks from the outside. A real Christian gets called a cultist and just smiles, remembering the Beatitudes (Mathew 5). If you are doing the religious persecution, you are outside Orthodox Christianity.
Sasha KwapinskiMarch 26, 2021
The term "cult," for all practical purposes, has come to mean whatever anybody wants it to mean.
Maryann TaylorMarch 25, 2021
When people make untrue comments about the church it is an excellent opportunity to gently teach the truth. I think the best way we can do this is to share our personal feelings about our Savior and how much we have learned about Him and FROM Him in the Book of Mormon. The Holy Ghost will attend us if we do this and help people to feel the spirit.
Ron BarnesMarch 25, 2021
A protestant friend once told me that many Christians consider us to be a cult. I told him that the word "cult" is used by one group as an excuse to persecute another. By usage, a "cult" would be any religion that you don't accept.
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Aaron BaileyMarch 27, 2021
The earliest reference to authentic Christianity as a ‘cult’ that I know of comes from Tacitus, who lived in the first Century. That’s how real Christianity looks from the outside. A real Christian gets called a cultist and just smiles, remembering the Beatitudes (Mathew 5). If you are doing the religious persecution, you are outside Orthodox Christianity.
Sasha KwapinskiMarch 26, 2021
The term "cult," for all practical purposes, has come to mean whatever anybody wants it to mean.
Maryann TaylorMarch 25, 2021
When people make untrue comments about the church it is an excellent opportunity to gently teach the truth. I think the best way we can do this is to share our personal feelings about our Savior and how much we have learned about Him and FROM Him in the Book of Mormon. The Holy Ghost will attend us if we do this and help people to feel the spirit.
Ron BarnesMarch 25, 2021
A protestant friend once told me that many Christians consider us to be a cult. I told him that the word "cult" is used by one group as an excuse to persecute another. By usage, a "cult" would be any religion that you don't accept.
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