If your life is not in jeopardy for what you
believe, you’re probably on the wrong side!
“Indeed, all who want
to live a godly life united with the Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted.” (2Tim 3:12)
It is what you actually believe that determines how you walk out your faith,
“but avoid stupid controversies, genealogies,
quarrels and fights about the Torah; because they are worthless and
futile.” (Titus 3:9)
Please Note: Nothing on this website should be taken as anti-Church. I am not anti-anything or anyone. I am only pro-Torah and pro-Truth. Sometimes the Truth upsets our long-held beliefs. Why isn’t my theology consistent throughout this website?
Cults and World Religions
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Please Note Well — It is not my intent to belittle,
unduly criticize, or “bash” anyone who may hold religious persuasions or opinions other
than my own. Even though I may absolutely and totally disagree with your opinion, I will
defend to the death your God-given right to hold it. Since this website was
originally launched in 1995, I have continually held the position that I am not
“anti-”anybody; I am only pro-Truth
[click here for the definition of “Truth”]. |
An Introduction to
World Religions
The Great Religions of the World
In order to effectively share the Gospel of the Kingdom of God with a non-believer it is always a good idea to have at least some idea of what that person already believes. Remember that when Rav Sha'ul addressed the people in Athens (Acts 17:16-34) he began his message to them by mentioning that they had in their city an alter to “an unknown god.” From that point he was able to tell them that the god that they considered “unknown” was the only true God. He started from a point in their own belief system and from there was able to share the Gospel with them.
King Solomon once said, “There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Virtually all of the cults that the Bible-believer will encounter are either based on old heresies that have been dusted off and given a fresh coat of paint to make them look new, or they are simply a Westernized version of one or more of the religions of man.
This section provides a brief summary of the core teachings of many of the world religions and the cults that are derived from them.
General Information on World Religions
Philosophies
Religions
What America Needs to Understand About Radical Islam
Some Evangelicals Declare Allah is God
Can a “Good Muslim” Be a “Good American?”
| Many of the documents in this site are compiled from a series of lectures on the cults and world religions delivered by Professors Rickard (Ari) Levitt-Sawyer, ThM, ThD, DMin, MA, MBA, ND and Grady L. Davis, BD, MCM, PhD in the Department of Comparative Religion on the Alameda, California, campus of Golden State School of Theology from 1979 to 1985, and in numerous churches in California and Tennessee from 1983 to 1995. Some minor editorial changes have been made to present a more Messianic Jewish viewpoint than that of the original Baptist-oriented presentation. (Golden State ceased operations on March 31, 2020) |
ANXIOUSLY WATCHING FOR MASHIACH’S RETURN,
SPEEDILY AND IN OUR DAY. MARANA, TA!
