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Originally Posted by Coram Deo  This is of course the Christian's definition of cult, but it does not appear in the dictionary nor is it used that way by sociologist and other people....
I gave the definition of cult by the historical root, dictionarly, and sociologically here
I still don't know how two definitions formed independently and I have not found the evangelical definition in any dictionary.. Quote:
Originally Posted by jambo The marks of a cult define it as a cult and the four marks are:-
-human figurehead (ie Joseph Smith)
-new truth discovered
-new writings to accompany the bible (but in actual fact supercede the bible)
-"salvation" found only within the membership of that group.
-the belief that Christ's work is insufficient and needs to be suplemented in some way
Although cults are often thought of as small groups they do of course include bigger groups such as Mormons and JWs. However the biggest cult (and not always seen as such) is the RC church. | |
Michael, remember what I said earlier. Terminology changes. Webster's dictionary does not take that into account. Some words become idiomatic over time. I think that is the case with the word "cult."