FALSE RELIGIONS2024-12-04T08:19:17-06:00

What Do You Know About False Religions?

There are many false religions in the world, but why is Christianity the only true faith?

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When I speak of false religions, I want to emphasize that my intention is not to discredit or belittle the individuals who follow these paths. It is important to acknowledge that many people in these religions are genuinely friendly and kind-hearted. However, it is crucial to recognize that what they proclaim may contain elements of partial truth mixed with falsehoods or teachings that deviate from the Holy Bible, divinely inspired by God, and validated through scientific and historical evidence.

Within Christianity, A Wide Array Of Denominations Exist, Each With Unique Beliefs And Practices. Although There Are Also Cults To Be Aware Of Which Are False Religions! Despite These Differences, Christians’ Faith In Jesus Christ As Their Lord And Savior Is A Common Thread. Denominational Distinctions Often Stem From Differing Interpretations Of Scripture And Variations In Religious Rituals!

Bottom line, many Christian denominations see God as Lord and Savoir, yet some religions are not based on accurate true interpretation of the Bible, which in that case would be considered an occult or false religion. ~ Bill Greguska

 

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

2 Peter 2:1  But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

 

Since There Is Only “ONE TRUE GOD”  Why Are There So Many Religions?

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False Religions Even In The “Christian Church”


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First, I would like to say that each religion (Catholic, Mormon, New Age, Bahá’í Faith, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, etc.) has many kind people involved yet is deceived in their beliefs. Being a Christian, God instructs us in Luke 10:27  He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

So, in love,  I would like to take you one step further for their sake and those they influence in their thinking. They follow a wide road that they think will get them to their goal but are deceived. To share the Gospel with them the next opportunity, do it with love in your heart! If you speak down to them with disrespect or have a condemning attitude toward them, you will never be able to influence them or point them to the Lord.

 


 

 


 

Are Jehovah’s Witnesses A False Religion?

Perhaps you have encountered Jehovah’s Witnesses at some point; I certainly have had engaging conversations with them. Surprisingly, they were genuinely warm-hearted individuals who diligently studied their belief systems. Yet, there lies the problem: they adhere to a manufactured version of the Bible rather than relying on the teaching of Jesus Christ and the inspired Word of God found within traditional Christian texts. While it is essential to listen respectfully when conversing with Jehovah’s Witnesses or followers of other faiths classified as “false,” we should also seize such opportunities to share the good news presented by the Gospel.

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In that case, there should be no hesitation in engaging in dialogue with Jehovah’s Witnesses, but have your Bible in hand, for their literature is similar but entirely different. Share your faith with them in hopes that they will learn and understand the truth of God from the Bible.  It is never wise to get into an argument over religious differences, it is best to listen and state your Christian beliefs, and if the conversation goes no further, maybe pick up on it some other time, or let it go. Ask God to give you wisdom to know what to do. ~ Bill Greguska

 


 

Are False Religions A Problem?

Even though they are occult, Jehovah’s Witness people do one thing that many Christian friends of mind do not do: go out by two and share their faith (even though it is not Biblical). In their practice, many Christians who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior would benefit from learning that one thing that the Jehovah’s Witnesses practice.

When two Jehovah’s Witnesses come to your door, after watching this video below, you can ask them two critical questions and share a vital scripture. I encourage you to welcome a Jehovah’s Witness to talk with them at any opportunity, but do not let them control the conversation. Be friendly to them and show them respect since God created them just like God created you. Hopefully, you can plant some seeds to make them think about their salvation.

 


 

What Are 3 False Teachings In Churches To Avoid?


 

List Of False Religions:

 

Christian Science

The Founder is Mary Baker Eddy, who plagiarized the ideas and writings of others to produce the book “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.”

 


 

Jehovah Witnesses –

Distributors of Watchtower magazine. The founder, Charles Russell, was a man of questionable character. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle charged him with fraudulent activities. In 1913, his wife sued for divorce on the grounds of adultery, conceit, egotism, and domination.

 


 

Mormonism

(also called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)—Many claim that the Book of Mormon is based on a novel called “Manuscript Found.”

Joseph Smith claimed that the Book of Mormon was a new revelation based on his translation of Golden plates found in 1827 on a hill near Palmyra. Following the translation, these plates were allegedly taken up the Heaven. There are no reliable witnesses to the existence of these plates. Since its first edition in 1830, there have been 2,000 changes to the alleged revelation from God. A Holy Book with 2000 Mistakes!

 


 

Children of God

(renamed “The Family”) Founded by Spiritist David Berg. A profoundly sad and perverse organization with children forced into sexual acts with adults with ongoing emotional damage. Stay well clear of this group. It’s time to stay well away whenever you hear of a Sect promoting un-Biblical sexual acts. “Children of Satan” would be a better name to use.

 


 

Church of Scientology

(founded by Ron J Hubbard, who allegedly profited from his writings). Several celebrities, including John Travolta and Tom Cruise, are Scientologists. Sadly, John and Tom don’t yet understand the reality of what Jesus Christ has done for them and, unfortunately, would prefer to follow the teachings of a cunning conman who will lead them to hell.

Shinto

Taoism

Judaism

The New Age Movement

Divine Light Mission

Hare Krishna Movement

Transcendental Meditation ( from foundations in Hindu teachings )

The Unification Church (also called the Moonies)

 


 

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Buddhism

The problems with Buddhism are significant:

(1) Buddhist scriptures attributed to its founder, Siddhartha Gautama, were written approximately 400 years after his (Buddha’s) death. The fact that Buddhism had split into opposing sects at the time of writing means there is no confirmation that these were Gautama’s words.

(2) The Buddhist teachings are attributable to one man, so if he’s wrong, the whole religion is false. There are no independent witnesses to the revelation. The Book of Mormon suffers the same problem.

 


 

Hinduism

Islam

(Followers are Muslims (or Moslems) -Islam is a major world religion with over 500 million followers worldwide. Mohammed is their prophet, born in AD570 in Mecca. Mohammed received frightening revelations in a cave in Mount Hira during AD610, which became the basis of the Koran (Qur’ an). Of concern was that Muhammed had violent seizures and foaming at the mouth during this period. These revelations may have been demonic. Sadly, Muslims fail to acknowledge Jesus Christ as central to salvation.

Mohammed is a false prophet. Salvation is through Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for our sins on the cross, not by following the teaching in the Koran or Allah, a false god. Don’t be deceived and misled by this religion. Many Muslims are very earnest and devout, but sadly, they miss the joy of a relationship with Jesus Christ. If Muslims worshiped the same God as Christians, why is there hatred toward Christians worldwide? The reason is that they don’t worship the God of Abraham, Isaac, and all Christians.

The above information was taken from AskTheBible.com/cultlist.htm.

 


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According to GotQuestions.org/false-teachers.html

Jesus warned us that “false Christs and false prophets” will come and attempt to deceive even God’s elect (Matthew 24:23-27; see also 2 Peter 3:3 and Jude 17-18). Knowing the truth is the best way to guard yourself against falsehood and false teachers. To spot a counterfeit, study the real thing. Any believer who “correctly handles the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15) and carefully studies the Bible can identify false doctrine. For example, a believer who has read the activities of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in Matthew 3:16-17 will immediately question any doctrine that denies the Trinity. Therefore, step one is to study the Bible and judge all teachings by what the Scripture says.

 


 

How To Recognize False Prophets And False Teachers?


 

Below Is A List Of False Teachers. According To: Godwords.org/list-of-false-teachers

I’m often asked to assess what others teach. I do not do this lightly, but it is necessary. Before reading this page, or any of the pages about specific people, I recommend that you read What is a False Teacher?, which explains what the Bible says about false teachers and why I would bother to research who they are and what they say.

 

Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right. ~ Charles Spurgeon

 

Name, Group, or Idea False Teachings
Arnold Murray (Shepherd’s Chapel) British Israelism, annihilation, pre-existence, modalism, serpent seed, and more
Benny Hinn Word of Faith
Bethel Church (Redding, CA) New Apostolic Reformation
Bill Johnson New Apostolic Reformation
Brian Simmons New Apostolic ReformationThe Passion Bible
Bob Jones New Apostolic Reformation
C. Peter Wagner New Apostolic Reformation
Charles Capps Word of Faith
Che Ahn New Apostolic Reformation
Creflo Dollar Word of Faith
Chris Oyakhilome Word of Faith
Dominion Theology New Apostolic Reformation
Dwight Thompson Word of Faith
Earnest Angley Word of Faith
Eddie Long Word of Faith
EW Kenyon Word of Faith
Five-fold Ministry
Frederick KC Price Word of Faith
Hillsong (Australia and worldwide) New Apostolic Reformation
IHOP New Apostolic Reformation
James Goll New Apostolic Reformation
Jerry Savelle Word of Faith
Jesse Duplantis Word of Faith
Joel’s Army New Apostolic Reformation
Joel Osteen Word of Faith
John Avanzini Word of Faith
John Wimber New Apostolic Reformation
Joseph Prince Word of Faith
Joyce Meyer Word of Faith
Juanita Bynum Word of Faith
Kenneth Copeland Word of Faith
Kenneth Hagin Word of Faith
Kim Clement New Apostolic Reformation
Kingdom Now New Apostolic Reformation
Latter Rain Movement
Marilyn Hickey Word of Faith
Mike Bickel New Apostolic Reformation
Mike Murdock Word of Faith
Morris Cerrulo Word of Faith
Myles Munroe Word of Faith
New Apostolic Reformation
Norvel Hayes Word of Faith
Paul Yonggi Cho Word of Faith
Paul and Jan Crouch Word of Faith
Paula White Word of Faith
Peter Popoff
Rick Joyner New Apostolic Reformation
Robert Tilton Word of Faith
Rod Parsley Word of Faith
Rodney Howard-Browne Word of Faith
Spiritual Mapping New Apostolic Reformation
Steve Shultz New Apostolic Reformation
Steven Furtick New Apostolic ReformationWord of Faith
TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) New Apostolic ReformationWord of Faith
TD Jakes Word of Faith, Modalism
The Elijah List New Apostolic Reformation
Third Wave
Todd Bentley New Apostolic Reformation
Toronto Blessing / Brownsville Revival New Apostolic Reformation
William Branham New Apostolic Reformation

 

 


 

Why Should We Expose False Religion?


 

Some Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:

1 John 4:1 ESV

Beloved, do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 Timothy 4:3-4 ESV

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

2 Peter 2:1 ESV 

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

Matthew 7:15 ESV 

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

 


 

Is Christianity The True Religion?

Christianity, a religion that begins and ends with the person and work of Jesus Christ, is the only religion of the world to regard man’s eternal salvation as a pure gift of God, without any human merit, work, or worthiness.

As Christians, we believe there is one, true, and living God who made the world and made Himself known to the world. We reject any naturalistic or evolutionary approaches to religion that view religion as a product of man’s imagination. For Christians, a study of religion is the study of the true God who has revealed Himself to men as man.

1) Christianity Is Exclusive.

We are convinced by the testimony of the Bible and the historical claims made in Scripture that the true God exists and desires that all people know Him rightly and worship Him as the only true God. To know God is life and to be without Him is eternal death.

Therefore, relativistic views of religion that deny the possibility of one, true God are completely incompatible with Christianity. Christianity is exclusive. Either Christianity is the true religion or it is not.

2) Christianity Is Grounded In History.

Because Christianity is a historical faith, grounded in human history, Christians are not concerned with the inner psyche of man as a source of truth or with studying how he came to be religious, as if the imagination of men satisfactorily answers questions of man’s origin and his purpose in the world.

We believe that God has revealed Himself in history and made known His will for mankind. Once religion gets out of the imagination and into reality, one can test the claims of Christianity against reason and history. Hence, Christianity sees itself grounded in real history and not in pious opinion or myth.

3) Christianity Isn’t About You.

For any who are new to Christianity, who are looking to see how Christianity is different from other world religions, they should see here that Christianity is about Christ who loved us and saved us, without any merit or worthiness in us, without any work that we have done, without any preparation on our part. St. Paul writes, “Though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9).

4) Christianity Is An Uneven Exchange.

Christianity is about a marvelous and happy exchange, wherein Christ takes our poverty, sin, weakness, foolishness, and sorrow and gives us His riches, righteousness, power, wisdom, and joy. The Christian faith is unlike any other religion. Every other religion says, “Work; pray; do this; do that.” But Jesus says, “Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:28–30). 

This post is based off The Christian Difference: An Explanation and Comparison of World Religions. 

 


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