Unmasking the Deception: 7 Marks of Cults

Main Verse: Acts 20:29-31

I. Introduction

1. We want all to be equipped to see and expose deception and to help others avoid it.
2. Satan’s weapon is deception; our defense is love for the truth. 2 Thes. 2:10

II. Seven Marks of Cults

1. They oppose ________________ instead of allowing people to think for themselves. 1 Thes. 5:21
   

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2. They dishonor the ________________ unit instead of insisting on the biblical priority of the family unit.
   

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3. They isolate members and reject them for leaving instead of helping them do God’s will.
4. They promote ________________ and connection to the cult leadership instead of to Jesus.
   

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5. They cross ________________ of behavior instead of walking in purity and integrity.
   

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6. They ________________  from the Church instead of promoting a culture of honor toward the Church.
   

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7. Emphasizing of special revelations that ________________ Scripture instead of honoring the Scripture.
   

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III. Conclusion