The marks of cultism - Zac Poonen
"Let no-one defraud you of salvation's victory prize, no-one who indulges in assumed (false) humility and the cult of messenger-worship .... instead of keeping hold on the Head from which the whole body grows with God's increase"(Col.2:18,19 - Berkeley version). "A people who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts, who say, `Keep to yourself, do not come near to me, for I am holier than you'"(Isaiah 65:2,5). "From among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on the alert"(Acts 20:30,31). To be cultistic is to be devoted to a person or to a doctrine in addition to the Lord Jesus Christ. It is to make tabernacles for `Elijah' and `Moses' along with one for the Lord as well. This always brings a cloud that hides the presence of God. The will of God is that our lives be centred in JESUS ONLY.(Matt.17:1-8). The last days will see a...