This category looks at cults or cultic groups and their behaviours and beliefs. It also looks at various religious beliefs and movements that are having an impact on our world
What is spiritual abuse and how can you heal and recover from spiritual abuse? Spiritual abuse is when a person uses religious beliefs and their religious influence to manipulate people into performing behaviours and...
The New Age Movement is one of the fastest growing movements among people from all sorts of cultural, social, economic and spiritual backgrounds. New Age beliefs are practiced all over the world. New Age...
What are the characteristics of a false prophet? How do we identify a false prophet? Jesus warned us several times to beware of false prophets and teachers. Christ Himself taught us that we would...
Progressive Christianity is a growing religious movement that professes to be “Christian” while seeking to present itself as a modern day alternative to Biblical Christianity, but without affirming the entire Bible as inerrant or...
What is spiritual abuse? What are the signs of spiritual abuse within the church today? Below are some various definitions of spiritual abuse within a religious context: Spiritual abuse is when a person uses...
We hear of many music artists, actors, celebrities and even politicians who have allegedly sold their souls to the devil in exchange for fame, fortune and power. But what does it mean: to sell...
The Seven Mountain Mandate (7-M) is an anti-biblical and politically motivated prophecy / strategy that is mostly promoted by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement. The theology and deception behind this teaching is to...
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a counterfeit and unbiblical movement that has been growing and has infiltrated many churches around the world. The NAR is a collection of churches and leaders that are...
Nobody ever wakes up one morning and says to themselves “Today I want to join a cult”. Very few people have been lured into a cult with the immediate understanding that the religious group...
[Article by Cheryl McGrath] — “I hope you will be patient with me as I keep on talking like a fool. Please bear with me. I am jealous for you with the jealousy of...
Cults are everywhere and they exist all over the world. A cult can exist in different forms. For example there are religious cults, political cults, sex cults, new age cults and many more. Some...
In many churches or religious groups there has been a trend where various items such as anointing oil, holy water, handkerchiefs, and many other “anointed” products are sold to church members with the belief...
The Unification Church is a religious group that was founded in 1954 by Rev. Sun Myung Moon (1920–2012). Another name that the group is known by is the Family Federation for World Peace and...
The Word of Faith or Word-Faith Movement is neither an organization nor a denomination. This movement traces its roots from the “positive confessions” and New Thought teachings of E.W Kenyon who is said to...
Why are there so many religions? Why do people worship many different gods? Is it possible that all religions lead to the same God or the same destination after we die? To answer these...
The term spiritual covering is an authoritarian false teaching that is usually used by the Charismatic movement and various religious cults in relation to authority and submission. The spiritual covering doctrine basically teaches that...
According to many studies, cult leaders are people who tend to be narcissists and they generally exhibit sociopathic and abusive characteristics. In most cases cult leaders do not lead a legitimate Christian church, but...
Is there a relationship between sexual immorality and the activities of demonic sects such as cults, the new age movement and even the occult? How do cult leaders use sex as a method of...
The Illuminati is believed to be a group or secret society of the most influential and powerful elite in the world. It is believed that the Illuminati has been existing for many centuries and...
What are false apostles? 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 says the following about false apostles: For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder, for even Satan...
The Mormons also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in the 1820s. Joseph Smith claims to have experienced a series of visions of God...
What is the Jehovah’s Witness sect and what do they believe in? Also, what are some of the specific beliefs & practices of the Jehovah’s Witnesses that have led this group to be classified...
Matthew 7:15-18 NKJV Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes...
What is the “prosperity gospel” and what does this doctrine really teach? The prosperity gospel is also known as the “health and wealth” gospel or “name it and claim it” gospel. Internationally some of...
