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Is the message a denomination?: Difference between revisions
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Cults are connected to Christianity in that they employ Christian Scripture and appeal to Jesus, but they also differ from the traditional faith in certain core areas. They may deny or reinterpret the Trinity. They may have novel views about Christ. They may reject part of the Christian Scripture, add new texts to it, or claim to have an infallible interpretation that replaces traditional doctrine with a new approach.<ref>Chad Owen Brand, The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith, 2007, 39.</ref> | Cults are connected to Christianity in that they employ Christian Scripture and appeal to Jesus, but they also differ from the traditional faith in certain core areas. They may deny or reinterpret the Trinity. They may have novel views about Christ. They may reject part of the Christian Scripture, add new texts to it, or claim to have an infallible interpretation that replaces traditional doctrine with a new approach.<ref>Chad Owen Brand, The Apologetics Study Bible: Real Questions, Straight Answers, Stronger Faith, 2007, 39.</ref> | ||
On the basis of this definition, the message would be considered a Christian cult because: | On the basis of this definition, '''the message would be considered a Christian cult because:''' | ||
#Message believers deny the historic doctrine of the Trinity in favour of either [[Oneness|Sabellianism (modalism or oneness)]] or [[Arianism]] | #Message believers deny the historic doctrine of the Trinity in favour of either [[Oneness|Sabellianism (modalism or oneness)]] or [[Arianism]] | ||