Cults

One of the greatest concerns that religious people have today is the invasion of new religions or, as some refer to them, 'cults.' First, I would like to define what a cult is in order to better understand this subject matter. Harper's Bible Dictionary gives the following definition: "Cults are systems of worship centering in devotion or homage to a person or an object." (Harpers Bible Dictionary, p. 120). Another definition is: "A cult is …

…showiness of their image does not become apparent until much later, if ever. In religion the warning "caveat emptor" (let the buyer beware) applies with double force. The term sect, sometimes used instead of cult, is similarly uncertain. It comes from the Late Latin secta, which means an "organized church body." That in turn is rooted in the Latin sequi, which means "to follow," and is used of "way of life," or "class of persons."