The guys who run the Cripplegate blog site are excellent at stating their views in a clear and concise manner. A great example of this is the blog by Nathan Busenitz on the difference between a true Christian denomination and a group which is not truly Christian.
September 15, 2015
Baptists, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. All three claim to believe in Jesus. Yet, only one of these groups can be rightly classified as a denomination rather than a false religion.
With that in mind, the question we are asking today might be stated as follows:
What are the marks of cult groups and apostate forms of Christianity that identify them as false religions—such that we can and should label them as heresies, rather than simply classifying them as different denominations?
Here is my attempt to answer that question in 200 words or less:
The New Testament articulates three fundamental doctrinal criteria by which false teachers (and false religions) can be identified:
1. A Wrong View of Salvation
2. A Wrong View of Scripture
3. A Wrong View of the Savior
September 15, 2015
200 Words: Denomination or Deformation
Baptists, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. All three claim to believe in Jesus. Yet, only one of these groups can be rightly classified as a denomination rather than a false religion.With that in mind, the question we are asking today might be stated as follows:
What are the marks of cult groups and apostate forms of Christianity that identify them as false religions—such that we can and should label them as heresies, rather than simply classifying them as different denominations?
Here is my attempt to answer that question in 200 words or less:
The New Testament articulates three fundamental doctrinal criteria by which false teachers (and false religions) can be identified:
1. A Wrong View of Salvation
2. A Wrong View of Scripture
3. A Wrong View of the Savior
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