We believe that Jesus Christ knelt in the Garden of Gethsemene and took upon himself the sins of the world. That he died on the cross and arose three days later so that we may have hope in the ressurection for Eternal life. We believe that Jesus organized his church while on this earh. We believe that he arose into heaven and sits on the right hand of God awaiting the second coming.
2007-11-09 05:54:16 · 12 answers · asked by Balasubas 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's not a cult - that's actually pretty mainstream Christian doctrine.
2007-11-09 06:03:23 · answer #1 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Definition of a Cult
–noun 1. a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
2. an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, esp. as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult.
3. the object of such devotion.
4. a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc.
5. Sociology. a group having a sacred ideology and a set of rites centering around their sacred symbols.
6. a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.
7. the members of such a religion or sect.
8. any system for treating human sickness that originated by a person usually claiming to have sole insight into the nature of disease, and that employs methods regarded as unorthodox or unscientific.
–adjective 9. of or pertaining to a cult.
A religion can be a cult, trust me I have had so many arguments about the word "cult" and I have lost because I would say religion is NOT a cult. But I was then proven wrong.
Besides that, I think its Catholic
2007-11-09 14:16:46 · answer #2 · answered by 'A' Ole Pilikia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the Catholic cult!
Cult
cult
cult [kult]
(plural cults)
n
1. religion: a system of religious or spiritual beliefs, especially an informal and transient belief system regarded by others as misguided or unorthodox
2. religious group: a group of people who share religious or spiritual beliefs
3. idolization of somebody or something: extreme or excessive admiration for a person, philosophy of life, or activity (often used before a noun)
a cult following
4. object of idolization: a person, philosophy, or activity regarded with extreme or excessive admiration
5. fad: something popular or fashionable among a devoted group of enthusiasts (often used before a noun)
cult status
6. ethnology system of supernatural beliefs: a body of organized practices and beliefs supposed to involve interaction with and control over supernatural powers
7. elite group: a self-identified group of people who share a narrowly defined interest or perspective
[Early 17th century. Directly or via French from Latin cultus “worship” (the original sense in English ), from colere (see culture).]
-cul·tic, adj
-cult·ish, adj
-cult·ish·ly, adv
-cult·ish·ness, n
-cult·ism, n
-cult·ist, n
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2007-11-09 14:08:48 · answer #3 · answered by gdc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea that you outline goes along with most every version of Christianity that there is from Catholics to Mormons. Calling it a cult is a misrepresentation of what you're outlining.
2007-11-09 14:00:34 · answer #4 · answered by bac_1976 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
in my opinion any group that convinces its followers of logical absurdities is a cult, the one you are talking about is part of the common christian beleifs today, if christianity wants to exit the domain of another cult, in my opinion they need to stop preaching that people have to have faith in something to just be considered good. and teach that it is wise to figure things out for yourself and make your own judgements about ethics
2007-11-09 14:01:12 · answer #5 · answered by Seargent Gork 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
So far so good, the devil is in the details, what else do you believe?
2007-11-09 14:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
isnt that being catholic. I dont think thats a cult, thats a prayer that catholics have at mass.
2007-11-09 13:57:21 · answer #7 · answered by Alicia A 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's NOT a cult.....
You just spoke the core values of our faith......Christianity
2007-11-09 13:56:50 · answer #8 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
that's funny...Christianity is the biggest cult, followed by islam, and everything else
2007-11-09 13:59:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
not a cult
2007-11-09 13:57:14 · answer #10 · answered by aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋