Find It Quick Handbook on Cults and New Religions Quotes

“Today the word "cult" is often used in both a sociological and a theological sense. Sociologically, a cult is a religious or semireligious sect or group whose members are often controlled or dominated almost entirely by a single individual or organization. A sociological definition generally includes (but is not limited to) the authoritarian, manipulative, and sometimes communal features of cults. Some cults, such as the Children of God and the Moonies, manifest many of these sociological characteristics.”
― Ron Rhodes, Find It Quick Handbook on Cults and New Religions: Where Did They Come From? What Do They Believe?

“SCRIPTURE OFTEN WARNS ABOUT spiritual deception (Matthew 7:15-23; 24:5; 2 Corinthians 11:4; Galatians 1:8; 1 John 4:1). God obviously does not want people to be deceived. This is one reason a study of the cults is important.”
― Ron Rhodes, Find It Quick Handbook on Cults and New Religions: Where Did They Come From? What Do They Believe?