Cults rely on Loyalty. For example: David Koresh and Jim Jones used their followers loyalty against them and preached another gospel.While searching the internet, I found the following examples of what is rerfered to as "ultra-fundamentalism":
1. Virtue A dress code that makes the Christian people in the group holier than others. Women should all wear skirts and not pants. Shorts and swimwear is out of the question. Men should always have short hair and wear suits/ties (or at the minimum business casual). Jeans are evil.
2. Outrage and Superiority that others in the Church would not conform to a leaders groups standards that are not labeled in the Bible.
3. The Bible The KJV is the only Bible one should use as a Christian it (KJV 1611) is inerrant above and beyond the original translations in the original languages of Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Anyone who believes otherwise is decieved.
4. Isolation Limited access to the outside world and a prevalent sense of fear.
5. Loyalty Unquestionable loyalty to leadership. Even when leaders do not follow their own rules and specifically go against Scripture.
I draw your attention to point #3.
I have seen this pop up here, just recently.
God Bless
Till all are one.
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