CULTS are just DICTATORSHIPS on a smaller scale. Someone very accurately said "The Catholic Church is not cult; it's an empire." This is true. It took over and replaced the original Roman Empire. It was created by Roman Emperor Constantine when the Roman Empire was in decline, so he could transfer the Roman Empire over to it and use it to conquer. He claimed to see a cross (it was not a Christian cross, but a plus sign in a circle) and hear the words "In this sign, conquer." His plan was to use this church to conquer.
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LIES FROM CULT: That only the "elite" pastors and elders could be used by God, or had gifts and callings, and I was lower than nothing, and that JESUS hated me for not being an aggressive go-getter culty.
TRUTH:
Ephesians 4:
7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: 14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, evenChrist: 16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
OBSERVATIONS:
1. "Doctrines" and all sorts of sub-doctrines can be cunningly and maliciously created to deceive people !!! The Cult's #1 value was having allegedly "true doctrine," and every other Christian church or group was "false." We were in the only "true church" with a leader who claimed to be a great "prophet" who could predict the future, but all he ever actually did was read the newspaper about the Middle East, then find some Bible passage that could relate to it.
2. This scripture doesn't imply that we are "childish" because we have been manipulated by cults, the Catholic church, etc. It means they treat us as if we are "children," and consider us "children" and don't tell us we can have our own relationship with JESUS and learn things ourselves. Like in the "Sound of Music" song, they are saying "You need someone, older and wiser, telling you what to do." This is what the Catholic church violates JESUS' order not to have ministers called "Father," because they think we are their "children." No Catholic priest, especially with the majority being homosexuals, is my "father." The world didn't give Him (JESUS) to me, and the world can't take Him away !!! JESUS came to me and got my heart all by Himself with no minister around.
3. If we were sexually molested by them, it's OKAY to have your "inner child," whether she was "tossed about" by religious leaders, doctrines or not. This scripture passage doesn't have a negative meaning of not being children or child-like to me, because he says we are no longer children who are VICTIMS of cunning deceitful religious creeps trying to control us and abuse and molest us any longer. We are FREE !!! We are WISE to what they are doing, all their hypocrisy and lies. They may not try to molest us, but they try to con us out of all our money.
Matthew 18:
2. This scripture doesn't imply that we are "childish" because we have been manipulated by cults, the Catholic church, etc. It means they treat us as if we are "children," and consider us "children" and don't tell us we can have our own relationship with JESUS and learn things ourselves. Like in the "Sound of Music" song, they are saying "You need someone, older and wiser, telling you what to do." This is what the Catholic church violates JESUS' order not to have ministers called "Father," because they think we are their "children." No Catholic priest, especially with the majority being homosexuals, is my "father." The world didn't give Him (JESUS) to me, and the world can't take Him away !!! JESUS came to me and got my heart all by Himself with no minister around.
3. If we were sexually molested by them, it's OKAY to have your "inner child," whether she was "tossed about" by religious leaders, doctrines or not. This scripture passage doesn't have a negative meaning of not being children or child-like to me, because he says we are no longer children who are VICTIMS of cunning deceitful religious creeps trying to control us and abuse and molest us any longer. We are FREE !!! We are WISE to what they are doing, all their hypocrisy and lies. They may not try to molest us, but they try to con us out of all our money.
Matthew 18:
1At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
